Koçoğlu Surname

44,004th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,808 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Koçoğlu Surname User-submission:

Koçoğlu is a Turkish surname, which means 'son of male sheep'. The word koç is used to call male sheeps. Also Turks call brave people as koç. So this surname means 'son of brave'.

Koçoğlu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey11,7941:6,598906
Northern Cyprus101:31,9016,529
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Koçoğlu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Koçoğlu is a Turkish surname, which means 'son of male sheep'. The word koç is used to call male sheeps. Also Turks call brave people as koç. So this surname means 'son of brave'.

- haktanpolat

Koçoğlu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Koçoğlu is found most frequently in Turkey. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Koçoğlu? popularity and diffusion

Koçoğlu is the 44,004th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 617,170 people. The surname Koçoğlu is mostly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Koçoğlu reside; 85 percent reside in West Asia and 85 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

Koçoğlu is most numerous in Turkey, where it is held by 11,794 people, or 1 in 6,598. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 21 percent live, Ankara Province, where 10 percent live and Izmir Province, where 6 percent live. Outside of Turkey it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kozoğlu86834/
Kaçoğlu8643/
Kocolu779/
Kazoğlu71879/
Kozohlu716/
Kocholu714/
Kocolou711/
Kochoolu6727/
Kouzoulou631/
Kazolu6213/
Cocolu621/
Kaatcioğlu597/
Koutcholou591/
Koutsoulou591/
Kouchoulou591/
Kochalu572/
Cazoğlu571/
Kotsalou53172/
Koitsalu5337/
Kacoulou531/
Kouchalou5076/
Katsoulou5064/
Kotsialou508/

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