Özerk Surname

746,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Özerk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Özerk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey3061:254,31817,517
Northern Cyprus761:4,198759
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Ozerk (6) are calculated separately.

Özerk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Özerk is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Ozerk. Click here to see other potential spellings of Özerk.

How Common Is The Last Name Özerk? popularity and diffusion

The surname Özerk is the 746,827th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,928,691 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Özerk are found; 72 percent are found in West Asia and 72 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name Özerk is most widely held in Turkey, where it is held by 306 people, or 1 in 254,318. In Turkey Özerk is primarily concentrated in: Gaziantep Province, where 24 percent reside, Izmir Province, where 18 percent reside and Istanbul Province, where 17 percent reside. Not including Turkey this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 20 percent reside and Finland, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ozerk936/
Özrek80366/
Özark80116/
Özirk8065/
Azerk801/
Özçark738/
Ozark60353/
Esork6052/
Azark6045/
Azjrk601/
Azarkh55114/
Ozarkh5577/
Ozsark5511/
Ezzerg554/
Odzark554/
Azergh551/
Esahark504/
Hazarkh504/
Azharkh501/
Hezeerg501/

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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 Özerk
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