Koşan Surname

126,167th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Koşan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koşan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey3,6001:21,6172,533
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Kosan (1,257), Košan (138), Kosán (66), Košán (22) & Kosań (1) are calculated separately.

Koşan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Koşan (Arabic: كوسان, Hindi: कोसन, Marathi: कोसन, Oriya: େକାସନ) is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Kosan, Košan, Kosán, Košán or Kosań. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Koşan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 126,167th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,022,072 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Koşan are found; 85 percent are found in West Asia and 85 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

Koşan is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is carried by 3,600 people, or 1 in 21,617. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 14 percent reside, Sanliurfa Province, where 8 percent reside and Bingol Province, where 7 percent reside. Other than Turkey Koşan occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Koşan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Koşan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Koşan last name fell 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kosan931,257/
Košan93138/
Koçşan9170/
Koşgan912/
Kosán8766/
Košán8722/
Kosań871/
Koşağan8310/
Coşan804,682/
Kuşan801,466/
Koćan801/
Koßan801/
Kotsan731,652/
Kosian731,186/
Kossan73862/
Koshan73685/
Kuşsan73480/
Kuşhan73313/
Kozain73118/
Khosan73111/
Kozsan73100/
Kosain7389/
Kosane7372/
Kousan7357/
Kosann7330/
Koisan7325/
Košanc7322/
Kosean7319/
Kocean7318/
Koyzan7317/
Kotšan7312/
Koesan7311/
Kosjan738/
Kosanc738/
Kosahn738/
Kohsan737/
Koosan736/
Kosant732/
Kosaan731/
Kosanq731/
Kosamn731/
Keşhan731/
Kosayn731/
Kodsan731/
Kosgan730/
Koushan67678/
Koessan67527/
Koussan67371/
Khoshan67285/
Kochhan67184/
Koshane67170/
Koitsan67134/
Koszhan6778/
Kochann6777/
Khosian6765/
Koytsan6749/
Kossang6747/
Koschan6747/
Kossain6738/
Kooshan6736/
Khosane6736/
Kosiahn6722/
Kousian6714/
Khosayn6714/
Koyczan6712/
Khouzan6712/
Khoszan679/
Koissan678/
Koisane678/
Kodchan678/
Koesjan677/
Koosain677/
Koçağan677/
Kosasin675/
Kousain675/
Koysang675/
Kodsane674/
Kochant674/
Kosaine674/
Kossane674/
Khousan674/
Khosjan673/
Koshain673/
Kotsean673/
Kochand672/
Khosgan672/
Khoisan672/
Kodsang672/
Koutsan671/
Kossahn671/
Koeysan671/
Kaşahan671/
Khosand671/
Kohchan671/
Kohsian671/
Kossann671/
Koshand671/
Kousang671/
Koisang671/
Khosain671/
Koesanh671/
Kuoshan671/
Koseang671/
Khohsan671/
Kodcian670/
Kossean670/

Koşan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Koşan in the Hindi language
कोसनkosana66.67
कॉसनkosana8.33
कोसॉkoso8.33
कोसानkosana8.33
कोसांkosam8.33
Koşan in the Oriya language
େକାସନekasana66.67
େକାସାନekasana33.33
Koşan in the Marathi language
कोसनkosana61.54
िकसनikasana23.08
पोसनposana7.69
कोसानkosana7.69
Koşan in the Arabic language
كوسانkwsan-
كوصنkwsn-

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Koşan Reference & Research

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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
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  • 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 Koşan
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