Köprü Surname

241,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,656 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Köprü Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Köprü Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,6551:47,0224,723
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Kopru (13) are calculated separately.

Köprü Last Name Facts

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

The last name Köprü occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Kopru. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Köprü? popularity and diffusion

The last name Köprü is the 241,315th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,400,692 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 85 percent of Köprü reside; 85 percent reside in West Asia and 85 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is held by 1,655 people, or 1 in 47,022. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 19 percent are found, Sanliurfa Province, where 9 percent are found and Bitlis Province, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Turkey it occurs in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kopru8713/
Kapru606/
Kepru601/
Kappru5510/
Khapru559/
Keprou551/
Kaprau551/
Kaprue551/
Kaprui551/
Kopreu551/
Kuiprui5013/
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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 Köprü
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