Özkara Surname

40,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,976 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Özkara Surname User-submission:

The Özkara surname derives from the words öz, which means 'pure' or 'genuine', and kara, which means 'black' in Turkish.The combined meaning is 'pure black' for this surname. It is common in central Anatolia.

Özkara Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey12,8191:6,071859
Germany811:993,89568,573
Northern Cyprus461:6,9351,574
Austria191:448,18144,644
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Ozkara (202) are calculated separately.

Özkara Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Özkara surname derives from the words öz, which means 'pure' or 'genuine', and kara, which means 'black' in Turkish.The combined meaning is 'pure black' for this surname. It is common in central Anatolia.

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Özkara Last Name Facts

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

Özkara is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Ozkara. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Özkara? popularity and diffusion

Özkara is the 40,400th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 561,617 people. The surname Özkara occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Özkara live; 90 percent live in West Asia and 90 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name Özkara is most widespread in Turkey, where it is borne by 12,819 people, or 1 in 6,071. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 14 percent live, Afyonkarahisar Province, where 7 percent live and Izmir Province, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent live and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ozkara94202/
Özkaraş9214/
Özkağra925/
Azkara83163/
Ezkara835/
Özkaraova801/
Azkarah7777/
Azkarai7723/
Özkoray7713/
Özkarip776/
Azkaray775/
Azkayra771/
Azkarra771/
Ezkarai771/
Oezkara771/
Özkaraağaç7573/
Eşkara67580/
Aşkara67462/
Askara67239/
Eskara6794/
Azkari6752/
Ačkara671/
Ezkary671/
Özcora671/
Oskara671/
Ozqara671/
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