Koçan Surname

104,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Koçan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koçan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey4,4681:17,4182,102
Northern Cyprus171:18,7654,655
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Kocan (1,965), Kočan (1,248), Koćan (1), Kocán (123) & Kocań (2) are calculated separately.

Koçan Last Name Facts

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

Koçan is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Kocan, Kočan, Koćan, Kocán or Kocań. For other potential spellings of Koçan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koçan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 104,504th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,623,061 people. Koçan is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Koçan live; 75 percent live in West Asia and 75 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is held by 4,468 people, or 1 in 17,418. In Turkey Koçan is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 26 percent are found, Izmir Province, where 8 percent are found and Bursa Province, where 8 percent are found. Other than Turkey this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found and Switzerland, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kocan931,965/
Kočan931,248/
Koćan931/
Koçhan915,834/
Koçşan9170/
Kocán87123/
Kocań872/
Koçağan837/
Kozan8018,391/
Kaçan8013,381/
Kochan739,525/
Kocian734,356/
Kozhan733,909/
Kotsan731,652/
Koczan731,164/
Kotzan73603/
Kaçhan73245/
Koizan73142/
Kozain73118/
Kozsan73100/
Khozan7363/
Kocsan7336/
Kocean7318/
Koyzan7317/
Kozean7314/
Kotšan7312/
Košćan733/
Kocain732/
Kodsan731/
Kodzan731/
Koican731/
Koozan731/
Khocan731/
Khotsan672,494/
Kocahan67440/
Kaçağan67206/
Kochhan67184/
Koitsan67134/
Kotsane6793/
Kochann6777/
Kochane6767/
Kotchan6764/
Koytsan6749/
Khozain6726/
Kotzahn6718/
Khouzan6712/
Kouchan6712/
Koyczan6712/
Kodchan678/
Kodsane674/
Kotsean673/
Kodsang672/
Kotsian672/
Kościan672/
Khozhan672/
Khoizan671/
Khochan671/
Kohchan671/
Koytzan671/
Kochsan671/
Koutsan671/
Koochan671/
Kodcian670/

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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 Koçan
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