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Cognomen Özel (Özel , أوزيل , Oezel ) , in all the world, is a common last name. The cognomen Özel is characteristic of Turkey, where it is quite a common surname, Austria, where it is quite a rare surname, and Cyprus. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Turkey, Germany, and Sudan. Very seldom, Özel is the forename as well as the last name.