Özel Surname
Approximately 66,228 people bear this surname
Özel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 65,336 | 1:1,191 | 174 |
| Germany | 447 | 1:180,102 | 21,058 |
| Northern Cyprus | 154 | 1:2,072 | 243 |
| Austria | 103 | 1:82,674 | 12,370 |
| Sweden | 93 | 1:105,879 | 7,628 |
| Denmark | 27 | 1:209,064 | 16,975 |
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
The alternate forms: Ozel (758) & Ožel (1) are calculated separately.
Özel (2,507) may also be a first name.
Özel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Özel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Özel occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Ozel or Ožel. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Özel? popularity and diffusion
Özel is the 8,596th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 110,037 people. The last name Özel occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Özel are found; 85 percent are found in West Asia and 85 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 147,394th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 2,507 people.
The surname Özel is most numerous in Turkey, where it is borne by 65,336 people, or 1 in 1,191. In Turkey Özel is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent live, Izmir Province, where 7 percent live and Ankara Province, where 7 percent live. Apart from Turkey this last name is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent live and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ozel | 92 | 758 | / |
| Özgel | 89 | 1,381 | / |
| Özsel | 89 | 82 | / |
| Özelt | 89 | 70 | / |
| Özcel | 89 | 33 | / |
| Hözel | 89 | 24 | / |
| Ötzel | 89 | 7 | / |
| Özell | 89 | 1 | / |
| Özl | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ožel | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hötzel | 80 | 1,789 | / |
| Ögel | 75 | 1,789 | / |
| Özil | 75 | 1,547 | / |
| Öcel | 75 | 1,354 | / |
| Ezel | 75 | 1,289 | / |
| Azel | 75 | 373 | / |
| Özül | 75 | 60 | / |
| Ösel | 75 | 29 | / |
| Hözl | 75 | 7 | / |
| Hazel | 67 | 18,187 | / |
| Ezell | 67 | 14,950 | / |
| Etzel | 67 | 5,711 | / |
| Azael | 67 | 2,341 | / |
| Hezel | 67 | 1,854 | / |
| Hösel | 67 | 1,492 | / |
| Özyol | 67 | 1,250 | / |
| Oziel | 67 | 784 | / |
| Högel | 67 | 600 | / |
| Özçil | 67 | 450 | / |
| Özgil | 67 | 283 | / |
| Edzel | 67 | 229 | / |
| Ozeel | 67 | 206 | / |
| Özleş | 67 | 157 | / |
| Azeel | 67 | 120 | / |
| Aziel | 67 | 109 | / |
| Otzel | 67 | 95 | / |
| Atzel | 67 | 85 | / |
| Özçöl | 67 | 71 | / |
| Oezel | 67 | 53 | / |
| Ozell | 67 | 43 | / |
| Adzel | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ezzel | 67 | 24 | / |
| Özcül | 67 | 15 | / |
| Öçsel | 67 | 13 | / |
| Öchel | 67 | 12 | / |
| Eziel | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ätzel | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ögell | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hozel | 67 | 5 | / |
| Azuel | 67 | 4 | / |
| Azzel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ezael | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ozael | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ezeel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Azell | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ahzel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Öğgel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Öçgel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Höszl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ozsel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ozzel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eezel | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Özel
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