Koşar Surname
Approximately 17,582 people bear this surname
Koşar Surname User-submission:
In Hungarian, kosár = 'basket'. In Turkish, koşar = 'rib'. Ottoman-Turks occupied Hungary in the middle of the 16th century, and it was under their rule for 150 years.
Koşar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 17,568 | 1:4,430 | 637 |
| Northern Cyprus | 9 | 1:35,446 | 7,326 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
The alternate forms: Kosar (51,180), Košar (455), Kosár (672), Kosař (553), Košař (233), Košár (37) & Kosář (4) are calculated separately.
Koşar (34) may also be a first name.
Koşar Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
In Hungarian, kosár = 'basket'. In Turkish, koşar = 'rib'. Ottoman-Turks occupied Hungary in the middle of the 16th century, and it was under their rule for 150 years.
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Where Does The Last Name Koşar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Koşar (Arabic: كوصر, Hindi: कोसर, Marathi: कोसर, Oriya: େକାସର) is found most frequently in Turkey. It may also be found in the variant forms: Kosar, Košar, Kosár, Kosař, Košař, Košár or Kosář. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Koşar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 30,382nd most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 414,489 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Koşar reside; 85 percent reside in West Asia and 85 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Koşar is also the 1,775,424th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 34 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 17,568 people, or 1 in 4,430. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent reside, Izmir Province, where 6 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 6 percent reside. Not including Turkey it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Koşar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Koşar has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 58 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Koşar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Koşar in the Hindi language | ||
| कोसर | kosara | 93.75 |
| कौसर | kausara | 5.03 |
| कोसार | kosara | 0.36 |
| कोशर | kosara | 0.1 |
| कोषर | kosara | 0.03 |
| ़कोसर | kosara | 0.03 |
| कॉसर | kosara | 0.03 |
| Koşar in the Marathi language | ||
| कोसर | kosara | 78.95 |
| कौसर | kausara | 10.78 |
| कॉसर | kosara | 2.26 |
| केोसर | keosara | 2.01 |
| कोसार | kosara | 1.75 |
| कासार | kasara | 0.75 |
| कोसरे़ | kosare | 0.5 |
| कोस | kosa | 0.25 |
| सारी | sari | 0.25 |
| Koşar in the Oriya language | ||
| େକାସର | ekasara | 76.92 |
| େକାସର୍ | ekasar | 7.69 |
| କସର | kasara | 7.69 |
| େକାସାର | ekasara | 7.69 |
| Koşar in the Arabic language | ||
| كوصر | kwsr | - |
| كوسر | kwsr | - |
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Footnotes
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