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

The last name Koçan is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Kocan, Kočan, Koćan, Kocán or Kocań. Click here for other potential spellings of Koçan.

How Common Is The Last Name Koçan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 104,504th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,623,061 people. This last name 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.

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

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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