Kocayiğit Surname

352,406th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,034 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Kocayiğit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kocayiğit Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,0221:76,1467,023
Northern Cyprus111:29,0016,098
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

The alternate forms: Kocayigit (6) are calculated separately.

Kocayiğit Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kocayiğit is found most in Turkey. It can also be found as a variant: Kocayigit. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kocayiğit? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 352,406th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,047,917 people. The surname Kocayiğit is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Kocayiğit are found; 80 percent are found in West Asia and 80 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

It is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is carried by 1,022 people, or 1 in 76,146. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Mugla Province, where 28 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 18 percent live and Konya Province, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey Kocayiğit exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent live and Greece, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kocayigit966/
Koc Yigit782/
Çokyiğit71571/
Gökyiğit71110/
Kocuigit712/
Çokyeğit5922/
Gokyigit599/
Gok Yigit561/
Koga Egidio502/
Gcagita501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kocayiğit
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