Koçhan Surname

82,984th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,834 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Koçhan Surname Definition:

(Polish, Ukranian) Descendant of Kochan (beloved); dweller near the Kochan, a small river in Ukraine.

Koçhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey5,8311:13,3461,686
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Kochan (9,525), Kochán (24), Kochań (14) & Kochañ (1) are calculated separately.

Koçhan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish, Ukranian) Descendant of Kochan (beloved); dweller near the Kochan, a small river in Ukraine.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Koçhan Last Name Facts

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

Koçhan (Hindi: कोचन, Marathi: कोचन, Oriya: େକାଚନ) is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Kochan, Kochán, Kochań or Kochañ. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Koçhan? popularity and diffusion

Koçhan is the 82,984th most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,249,151 people. The last name Koçhan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Koçhan reside; 86 percent reside in West Asia and 86 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name Koçhan is most numerous in Turkey, where it is held by 5,831 people, or 1 in 13,346. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Mardin Province, where 23 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 20 percent reside and Malatya Province, where 7 percent reside. Beside Turkey this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Algeria, where 0 percent reside.

Koçhan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Koçhan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Koçhan last name fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kochan949,525/
Koçan914,490/
Kochán8924/
Kochań8914/
Kochañ891/
Kozhan833,909/
Kaçhan83245/
Koçşan8370/
Kocahan77440/
Kochhan77184/
Kochann7777/
Kochane7767/
Kotchan7764/
Kouchan7712/
Kodchan778/
Koçağan777/
Khozhan772/
Koochan771/
Khochan771/
Kochsan771/
Kohchan771/
Kozan7318,391/
Kaçan7313,381/
Kocan731,965/
Kočan731,248/
Koćan731/
Kochhann711,296/
Khotchan71693/
Koutchan7198/
Kotchang7174/
Kotchain7148/
Kouchane7129/
Khochane7120/
Khodchan7113/
Kotschan719/
Kotchane717/
Kochsane714/
Kochahyn712/
Kotshane712/
Kozhahan711/
Kochhahn711/
Kachan6716,094/
Kocian674,356/
Khazan673,495/
Kotsan671,652/
Koczan671,164/
Khazen67885/
Kazhan67762/
Kotzan67603/
Khouchane67491/
Khotchang67215/
Kochon67185/
Koizan67142/
Kozain67118/
Kozsan67100/
Cochan6787/
Khozan6763/
Kocsan6736/
Kotchasin6723/
Kocean6718/
Koyzan6717/
Khazon6715/
Kozean6714/
Kozhon6713/
Kotšan6712/
Kotchasen6710/
Kotchatin675/
Khacan675/
Kouchhane674/
Kochahyna673/
Košćan673/
Kochhhann673/
Kocain672/
Kotchahan672/
Kotchannd671/
Khotchsan671/
Khodchang671/
Khodchain671/
Kodchatin671/
Koican671/
Kodsan671/
Kozohn671/
Koutschan671/
Koutchang671/
Kodzan671/
Khocan671/
Kahzan671/
Koozan671/

Koçhan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Koçhan in the Oriya language
େକାଚନekacana-
Koçhan in the Marathi language
कोचनkocana96.88
कोचानkocana3.13
Koçhan in the Hindi language
कोचनkocana88.89
कोचंkocam5.56
कोचानkocana5.56

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