Azoulay is used as a family name or surname in Morocco. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Azoulay
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Morocco
Meaning: Name focused in Provence, where we also find the form Azulai. It's a family name carried by Sephardic Jews (and more rarely by Arabs). Among the many explanations offered, consideration especially a root of Arab origin meaning "blue" (which gave the French "azure" or Castilian "azul"), and secondarily Berber "Izil" (= good). Azoulay is frequently found in the medieval Mediterranean lists of Jews, especially in Spain.

How popular is Azoulay?

Azoulay is common in Morocco.

Azoulay is ranked 33175 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Azoulaies grew by 37.22628 per cent to 376 since 2000 and ranked 54752 after elevating 12565 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.49 87.23
Hispanic or Latino 6.38 6.2
Azoulay is quite popular family name mostly used in France while Israel is ahead in terms of density. Around 15023 people have been found who wears Azoulay as their family name. Azoulay is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
5,892 Senegal9
14,054 China3
16,605 Austria3
90,215 Germany3
54,135 Philippines2
19,093 Finland2
5,298 Botswana2
9,185 Hong Kong2
6,266 Luxembourg2
107,212 South Africa1
7,292 Vietnam1
29,774 Venezuela1
897,276 Russia1
77,122 Sweden1
6,820 Angola1
169,904 Brazil1
12,741 Ecuador1
42,479 Greece1
28,365 Kenya1
1,542 Andorra1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
21,562 Portugal1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
30,360 Thailand1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
42,791 Spain49
46,461 Netherlands40
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
41,845 England97
18,065 Belgium97
8,034 Denmark74
4,057 Panama65
37,137 Australia58
Countries with hundreds of Azoulay:
46,013 United States588
8,805 Canada458
8,235 Switzerland144
27,127 Mexico105
Countries with thousands of Azoulay:
632 France8,499
232 Israel3,699
5,078 Morocco1,007
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 Azoulay is an Arab surname of toponymic origin, place name of Oran has the surname of the designer native of this place.

Azoulay Namesakes

  • Ariella Azoulay, Author
  • Ilit Azoulay, Artist
  • Didier Azoulay, Actor
  • Jean-Luc Azoulay, Television producer
  • Jean-Luc Azoulay, Television producer
  • Jean-Luc Azoulay, Television producer
  • Jean-Luc Azoulay, Television producer
  • Ariella Azoulay, Author
  • Orit Azoulay, Casting Director
  • Orly Azoulay, Journalist
  • In 2015 drama flick, Le vrai lieu, Solène Azoulay characterized La femme au téléphone.

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