Koşan Surname
Approximately 3,604 people bear this surname
Koşan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 3,600 | 1:21,617 | 2,533 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
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 found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Kosan, Košan, Kosán, Košán or Kosań. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Koşan? popularity and diffusion
Koşan is the 126,167th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,022,072 people. The surname Koşan is primarily found in Asia, where 85 percent of Koşan live; 85 percent live in West Asia and 85 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.
This last name is most numerous in Turkey, where it is held by 3,600 people, or 1 in 21,617. In Turkey Koşan is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 14 percent are found, Sanliurfa Province, where 8 percent are found and Bingol Province, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Turkey this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.
Koşan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Koşan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Koşan surname declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Koşan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Koşan in the Hindi language | ||
| कोसन | kosana | 66.67 |
| कॉसन | kosana | 8.33 |
| कोसॉ | koso | 8.33 |
| कोसान | kosana | 8.33 |
| कोसां | kosam | 8.33 |
| Koşan in the Oriya language | ||
| େକାସନ | ekasana | 66.67 |
| େକାସାନ | ekasana | 33.33 |
| Koşan in the Marathi language | ||
| कोसन | kosana | 61.54 |
| िकसन | ikasana | 23.08 |
| पोसन | posana | 7.69 |
| कोसान | kosana | 7.69 |
| Koşan in the Arabic language | ||
| كوسان | kwsan | - |
| كوصن | kwsn | - |
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Koşan Reference & Research
Kozsan and Kozan FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Koşan
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