Köker Surname

86,323rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,582 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Köker Surname Definition:

See De Koker.

Köker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey5,2731:14,7581,838
Germany2621:307,27331,264
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Northern Cyprus101:31,9016,529
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1241:404,98929,999

The alternate forms: Koker (12,836) are calculated separately.

Köker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

See De Koker.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Köker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Köker (Georgian: კოკერ, Hindi: खोखर, Marathi: कोकेर) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Koker. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Köker? popularity and diffusion

The last name Köker is the 86,323rd most widely held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,305,544 people. The last name Köker occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Köker reside; 83 percent reside in West Asia and 83 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name is most frequent in Turkey, where it is borne by 5,273 people, or 1 in 14,758. In Turkey Köker is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent reside, Kahramanmaras Province, where 11 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Turkey it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 5 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koker9312,836/
Köcker9124/
Kökert9122/
Köke89299/
Köckert83142/
Kaker80929/
Kökez80385/
Köcke80298/
Keker80181/
Kökeş80147/
Kökey8055/
Käker8028/
Kökeç8017/
Kökce8012/
Köcer806/
Kökes804/
Köcher733,734/
Khoker731,100/
Kacker73701/
Khaker73533/
Kocker73201/
Kecker73190/
Keuker73140/
Kakker73107/
Keeker73103/
Kokher7345/
Kokker7343/
Käcker7341/
Koeker7335/
Kohker7312/
Kakher738/
Kekker735/
Kaeker734/
Kokier734/
Cokker732/
Kakeer732/
Kahker731/
Kakerr731/
Kaaker731/
Kuiker730/
Kake6712,608/
Koke678,732/
Khokher672,424/
Köckeis67399/
Kaecker67104/
Khakher6724/
Köki6718/
Kohkher6713/
Keucker679/
Khakeer673/
Koehker672/
Khekker671/
Kakcker671/
Kokheer671/
Khacker671/
Koecker671/
Kahaker671/
Khokeer671/
Khocker671/
Kèke671/
Kokhher671/

Köker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Köker in the Georgian language
კოკერkoker-
Köker in the Marathi language
कोकेरkokera94.12
कोकेराkokera5.88
Köker in the Hindi language
खोखरkhokhara50
कोकेरkokera50

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