Koçu Surname

308,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Koçu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Koçu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,2201:63,7886,055
Albania51:582,81119,572

The alternate forms: Kocu (851) & Koču (1) are calculated separately.

Koçu (26) may also be a first name.

Koçu Last Name Facts

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

Koçu has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Kocu or Koču. For other potential spellings of Koçu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koçu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Koçu is the 308,137th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,949,017 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Koçu reside; 90 percent reside in West Asia and 90 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Koçu is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 26 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is held by 1,220 people, or 1 in 63,788. In Turkey Koçu is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 13 percent live, Mus Province, where 11 percent live and Izmir Province, where 10 percent live. Other than Turkey this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Albania, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kocu92851/
Koču921/
Kozu754,262/
Coçu751/
Kacou6734,917/
Kocou674,669/
Kochu67716/
Kotsu67457/
Kociu67360/
Kozuh67187/
Koycu67167/
Kozui67107/
Kocuj67106/
Kozuj6726/
Kozeu6715/
Kotcu672/
Kodzu672/
Kohzu672/
Kouzu671/
Kozhu671/
Khozu671/
Kocau671/
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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 Koçu
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