Koktay Surname

620,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 495 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Koktay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koktay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey4871:159,79812,437
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Koktay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Koktay occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Koktay? popularity and diffusion

The last name Koktay is the 620,716th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 14,722,315 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Koktay are found; 78 percent are found in West Asia and 78 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname Koktay is most numerous in Turkey, where it is borne by 487 people, or 1 in 159,798. In Turkey Koktay is most prevalent in: Diyarbakir Province, where 17 percent are found, Tekirdag Province, where 12 percent are found and Istanbul Province, where 10 percent are found. Besides Turkey this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kokta91319/
Kokty919/
Koukta831,252/
Kokhta8331/
Koktas8326/
Coktay836/
Kuktay835/
Koktai833/
Koktap831/
Koktaś831/
Koskta831/
Koktysh77312/
Koktash77190/
Koktysz7763/
Kokthye7730/
Koukhta776/
Kaktayi771/
Kouktha771/
Kokteah770/
Kukta73546/
Kocty73241/
Kakta73112/
Kokti7364/
Kokte7322/
Kogta7317/
Kakty7310/
Kekta732/
Kokhtych7126/
Khokthap7112/
Khokthai714/
Koktawee711/
Kukhta678,368/
Köktaş672,894/
Kokthi67114/
Kogtas6774/
Köktas6754/
Coktas6736/
Keckta6715/
Kuckta6715/
Koktauova679/
Kukhty677/
Khogta675/
Kektey674/
Kaekta673/
Kokhte672/
Kakhta672/
Kuktai671/
Khokti671/
Kaktea671/
Kogtey671/
Kektha671/
Kaktai671/
Kuktty671/
Kektea671/
Kekkta671/
Kaakta671/
Koctha671/
Kocthy671/
Kougta671/
Koucta671/
Kuktaj671/
Kuktaş671/

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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
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  • 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 Koktay
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