Koç Surname

2,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264,230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Koç Surname User-submission:

Koç means 'ram' (male sheep) in Turkish.

Koç Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey263,6431:29517
Northern Cyprus3151:1,01376
Belgium1161:99,10915,136
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Finland91:610,74534,002
France81:8,302,840321,660
Albania71:416,29417,617
Kosovo61:310,3128,714
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England41:13,929,515290,718
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

The alternate forms: Koc (11,994), Koč (71), Koć (7) & Köç (1) are calculated separately.

Koç (114) may also be a first name.

Koç Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Koç means 'ram' (male sheep) in Turkish.

- denizy

Koç Last Name Facts

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

The last name Koç is held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Koc, Koč, Koć or Köç. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koç? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,073rd most widespread surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 27,580 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Koç are found; 86 percent are found in West Asia and 86 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 877,214th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 114 people.

The last name is most frequent in Turkey, where it is held by 263,643 people, or 1 in 295. In Turkey Koç is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 19 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 9 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Turkey Koç is found in 34 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found and Belgium, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koc8911,994/
Koč8971/
Koć897/
Köç891/
Koçu861,225/
Koço86542/
Koça86318/
Koçcu75197/
Koçay75181/
Koçka75163/
Koçku755/
Koçko754/
Kok6792,057/
Koz671,255/
Kog67963/
Kaç67959/
Küç67497/
Keç6746/
Kgo6746/
Koq6730/
Kuç6726/
Koçsız6713/
Gko6712/
Kco6711/
Goç677/
Kqo676/
Kuoçka674/
Qko672/
Koëçku671/
Kiç671/

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