Koşay Surname

599,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Koşay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koşay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey5171:150,52511,887
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

The alternate forms: Kosay (1,728) are calculated separately.

Koşay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Koşay occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Kosay. Click here for other possible spellings of Koşay.

How Common Is The Last Name Koşay? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 599,225th most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 14,041,514 people. The last name Koşay is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Koşay live; 88 percent live in West Asia and 88 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

Koşay is most frequent in Turkey, where it is carried by 517 people, or 1 in 150,525. In Turkey Koşay is most prevalent in: Hatay Province, where 23 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 10 percent reside and Balikesir Province, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Turkey it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kosay931,728/
Koşa892/
Kuşay802/
Kossay732,266/
Koisay731,753/
Kosaya73177/
Koshay7358/
Kosayu7321/
Kosayi736/
Kousay736/
Kosayo735/
Kozaya735/
Kosaye735/
Khosay733/
Kosgay732/
Kosaiy731/
Kosiay731/
Kozaye731/
Koczay731/
Koesay730/
Kosa6713,648/
Koša67639/
Kacy67376/
Coşa67357/
Koça67318/
Kosy67242/
Kasy67166/
Kuşa6780/
Kossaye6757/
Kocy6739/
Koussay6727/
Khoxayo6725/
Kossaya6718/
Khotsay6712/
Koisaya6710/
Kouzaye6710/
Koschay678/
Koßa676/
Kousaya675/
Khozaay674/
Keşa674/
Kosayoh672/
Kossayo672/
Koshayi672/
Khosaya672/
Khoshay671/
Khozaye671/
Kozayeh671/
Kochaye671/
Koshaye671/
Kochayt671/
Khoisay671/
Khoizay671/

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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 Koşay
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis