Köroğlu Surname

14,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,690 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Köroğlu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Köroğlu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey38,3441:2,030300
Northern Cyprus3151:1,01376
Kosovo101:186,1877,122
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Köroğlu (606) may also be a first name.

Köroğlu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Köroğlu (Georgian: კოროგლუ) is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Köroğlu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 14,415th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 188,357 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Köroğlu reside; 84 percent reside in West Asia and 84 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 339,515th most commonly used forename at a global level, borne by 606 people.

The last name Köroğlu is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is held by 38,344 people, or 1 in 2,030. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 5 percent reside and Gaziantep Province, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Turkey this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent reside and Kosovo, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karoğlu86785/
Koruoğlu80148/
Karolu7769/
Korolu775/
Kerolu771/
Karrolu7142/
Karollu7122/
Koroulu718/
Korrolu715/
Korollu714/
Karolui713/
Kharolu711/
Karolyu711/
Karuolu711/
Karrollu6712/
Korolhuh672/
Karhoulou631/
Karalu6246/
Koralu6221/
Keralu624/
Carolu623/
Coroleu57130/
Karaliu5759/
Korralu5711/
Karhalu575/
Korallu574/
Karralu573/
Karaleu573/
Coroliu572/
Kharalu571/
Karallu571/
Korhalu571/
Karalau571/
Karalliu53128/
Corollou5312/
Koralliu533/
Karralliu503/
Karahaliu503/

Köroğlu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Köroğlu in the Georgian language
კოროგლუkoroglu-

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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
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  • 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 Köroğlu
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