Koşar Surname

30,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,582 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey17,5681:4,430637
Northern Cyprus91:35,4467,326
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

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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Koşar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Koşar (Arabic: كوصر, Hindi: कोसर, Marathi: कोसर, Oriya: େକାସର) is found most in Turkey. It may be rendered as: Kosar, Košar, Kosár, Kosař, Košař, Košár or Kosář. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Koşar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 30,382nd most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 414,489 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Koşar live; 85 percent live in West Asia and 85 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,775,424th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 34 people.

The surname is most widespread in Turkey, where it is held by 17,568 people, or 1 in 4,430. In Turkey Koşar is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent are found, Izmir Province, where 6 percent are found and Ankara Province, where 6 percent are found. Besides Turkey this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Koşar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Koşar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Koşar surname decreased 58 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kosar9351,180/
Košar93455/
Kosár87672/
Kosař87553/
Košař87233/
Košár8737/
Coşar8019,603/
Koçar803,092/
Kočar80815/
Kosář804/
Kousar7335,781/
Kosare739,660/
Kotsar732,795/
Koshar731,565/
Kossar73847/
Kojzar73302/
Koosar73216/
Kosaar73212/
Kohsar7391/
Khosar7388/
Koizar7370/
Kaşgar7352/
Koisar7338/
Kosarz7335/
Kosiar7332/
Koszar7330/
Kuosar7328/
Kosair7325/
Kouzar7319/
Kosaur7315/
Kosjar7313/
Kozsar7313/
Kodsar737/
Kozair736/
Košňar735/
Kosear733/
Koysar733/
Koçsar732/
Khozar732/
Koššar732/
Koçgar731/
Kozzar731/
Kosgar731/
Kociar731/
Kosarr731/
Kosatr731/
Kkosar731/
Kojsar731/
Khosare67779/
Koushar67661/
Khouzar67375/
Kosiarz67267/
Koschar67248/
Koshare6766/
Khousar6753/
Khoosar6739/
Koussar6733/
Kohshar6733/
Kossart6731/
Kochart6719/
Kooshar6710/
Kousair679/
Kousaar678/
Kossarz678/
Kousear677/
Koosaar677/
Khoshar676/
Koshear676/
Kochaar675/
Kossair675/
Kousare674/
Khosair672/
Kousiar672/
Koishar672/
Kocharz672/
Kousasr672/
Koczarz671/
Khossar671/
Khoszar671/
Kkousar671/
Khosayr671/
Kouhsar671/
Kouhzar671/
Kochear671/
Kossarr671/
Khotsar671/
Khosgar671/
Koisare671/
Koshair671/
Kossard671/

Koşar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Koşar in the Hindi language
कोसरkosara93.75
कौसरkausara5.03
कोसारkosara0.36
कोशरkosara0.1
कोषरkosara0.03
़कोसरkosara0.03
कॉसरkosara0.03
Koşar in the Marathi language
कोसरkosara78.95
कौसरkausara10.78
कॉसरkosara2.26
केोसरkeosara2.01
कोसारkosara1.75
कासारkasara0.75
कोसरे़kosare0.5
कोसkosa0.25
सारीsari0.25
Koşar in the Oriya language
େକାସରekasara76.92
େକାସର୍ekasar7.69
କସରkasara7.69
େକାସାରekasara7.69
Koşar in the Arabic language
كوصرkwsr-
كوسرkwsr-

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