Özyer Surname

132,384th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,410 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Wallis and Futuna

Özyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Özyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey3,3681:23,1062,665
Austria351:243,29828,936
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185

The alternate forms: Ozyer (49) are calculated separately.

Özyer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Özyer occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Ozyer. For other potential spellings of Özyer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Özyer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Özyer is the 132,384th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,137,110 people. The surname Özyer is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Özyer reside; 86 percent reside in West Asia and 86 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname Özyer is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is held by 3,368 people, or 1 in 23,106. In Turkey Özyer is most common in: Konya Province, where 14 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 14 percent reside and Karaman Province, where 8 percent reside. Other than Turkey it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 1 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ozyer9349/
Özüyer9115/
Özsoyer833/
Azyer8027/
Özyir8013/
Özuyar73134/
Özayar7356/
Azayer731/
Azoyer731/
Azeyer731/
Özciğer67163/
Özsayar6794/
Azye6712/
Ezzayer677/
Ozye671/
Aazayer671/
Özzehir671/

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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 Özyer
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