Özdemir Surname

1,024th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 523,285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Özdemir Surname User-submission:

A Turkish name for a person who received power from iron.

Özdemir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey515,3321:15110
Germany5,5891:14,4041,876
Austria8731:9,7541,274
Northern Cyprus5241:60926
Sweden2941:33,4922,723
Belgium2111:54,4868,853
Denmark1071:52,7545,420
Switzerland931:88,3119,808
Netherlands821:205,94128,291
Norway221:233,74025,571
Finland161:343,54424,270
England141:3,979,861125,553
France141:4,744,480251,814
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

The alternate forms: Ozdemir (6,709) & Özdemír (1) are calculated separately.

Özdemir (5,983) may also be a first name.

Özdemir Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Turkish name for a person who received power from iron.

- Irmağının akışına ölürüm Türkiyem

A Turkish name, meaning 'pure iron'.

- hm99

Özdemir Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Özdemir Come From? nationality or country of origin

Özdemir (Arabic: أوزدمير, Georgian: ოზდემირ) occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Ozdemir or Özdemír. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Özdemir? popularity and diffusion

The last name Özdemir is the 1,024th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,927 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Özdemir live; 86 percent live in West Asia and 86 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 85,820th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 5,983 people.

This surname is most common in Turkey, where it is held by 515,332 people, or 1 in 151. In Turkey Özdemir is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 8 percent reside and Gaziantep Province, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Turkey Özdemir occurs in 53 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Austria, where 0 percent reside.

Özdemir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Russia.

Özdemir earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 27.34% less than the national average, earning 251,461 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ozdemir956,709/
Özdemír951/
Özdemirr931/
Özdemeir931/
Özdemmir931/
Özdemire931/
Özddemir931/
Azdemir86214/
Ezdemir86105/
Özdemýr865/
Özdamir865/
Özdimir862/
Özdemer862/
Özdomir861/
Özdemirová822/
Oezdemir80381/
Ozdemmir801/
Ozdemair801/
Ozddemir801/
Asdemir71153/
Esdemir7184/
Ozdemyr7117/
Ozdemır714/
Ozdamir714/
Özdamer712/
Osdemir712/
Ozdemer712/
Azdamir711/
Ozdimir711/
Hasdemir674,289/
Hosdemir6737/
Ozdamer572/
Ozdimer571/
Osdimir571/

Özdemir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Özdemir in the Georgian language
ოზდემირozdemir-
Özdemir in the Arabic language
أوزدميرawzdmyr-
اوزديميرawzdymyr-
اوزدميرawzdmyr-
أزدميرazdmyr-

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