Last name אוקטאי (Oktay 
, אוקטאי 
) , around the world, is a common cognomen. The last name אוקטאי is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Turkey, where it is quite a common surname, Cyprus, where it is quite a rare surname, and Azerbaijan. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Turkey, Germany, and Azerbaijan. Also, אוקטאי is the forename as well as the last name.