Şaşoğlu Surname
Approximately 372 people bear this surname
Şaşoğlu Surname User-submission:
This surname is derived from the Turkish word şaşı, which means 'squint'. It was an attribute to those people who probably had strabismus (congenital), a missalignment of the eyes towards each other. With the suffix -oğlu, it means 'children of the one who squints'.
Read More About This SurnameŞaşoğlu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 371 | 1:209,761 | 15,221 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Sasoglu (3) are calculated separately.
Şaşoğlu Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname is derived from the Turkish word şaşı, which means 'squint'. It was an attribute to those people who probably had strabismus (congenital), a missalignment of the eyes towards each other. With the suffix -oğlu, it means 'children of the one who squints'.
- merttronThis surname is given to people or their forefathers, which were cross-eyed on at least one eye.
- merttronŞaşoğlu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Şaşoğlu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Şaşoğlu occurs most in Turkey. It may also be found in the variant forms: Sasoglu. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Şaşoğlu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 766,190th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 19,590,177 people. The surname Şaşoğlu is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Şaşoğlu reside; 95 percent reside in West Asia and 95 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
The surname Şaşoğlu is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is carried by 371 people, or 1 in 209,761. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Adana Province, where 48 percent reside, Gaziantep Province, where 16 percent reside and Kayseri Province, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Turkey this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside.
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