Koçtaş Surname
Approximately 404 people bear this surname
Koçtaş Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 403 | 1:193,105 | 14,336 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Koctas (10) are calculated separately.
Koçtaş Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koçtaş Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Koçtaş occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Koctas. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Koçtaş? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 721,185th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 18,038,480 people. Koçtaş occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Koçtaş reside; 85 percent reside in West Asia and 85 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
The last name is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is held by 403 people, or 1 in 193,105. In Turkey Koçtaş is most prevalent in: Izmir Province, where 31 percent reside, Konya Province, where 16 percent reside and Istanbul Province, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Turkey Koçtaş is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koctas | 89 | 10 | / |
| Kaçtaş | 83 | 253 | / |
| Koçtaç | 83 | 12 | / |
| Koçdaş | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kocataş | 77 | 3,683 | / |
| Göktaş | 67 | 41,019 | / |
| Köktaş | 67 | 2,894 | / |
| Güçtaş | 67 | 308 | / |
| Kokdaş | 67 | 283 | / |
| Çağtaş | 67 | 184 | / |
| Çoktaş | 67 | 179 | / |
| Kogtas | 67 | 74 | / |
| Kgotsa | 67 | 46 | / |
| Koktas | 67 | 26 | / |
| Gkotsa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Çaçtaş | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goktaş | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gkotas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuktaş | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koktaś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koutstas | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kouchtas | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kactas | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Koçtaş
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