Özyay Surname
Approximately 510 people bear this surname
Özyay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 465 | 1:167,358 | 12,872 |
| Northern Cyprus | 45 | 1:7,089 | 1,629 |
The alternate forms: Ozyay (26) are calculated separately.
Özyay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Özyay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Özyay has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may also appear in the variant forms: Ozyay. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Özyay? popularity and diffusion
Özyay is the 607,405th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 14,289,306 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Özyay reside; 81 percent reside in West Asia and 81 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 465 people, or 1 in 167,358. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Malatya Province, where 20 percent reside, Kayseri Province, where 18 percent reside and Antalya Province, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Turkey Özyay exists in one country. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 9 percent reside.
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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 Özyay
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