Köroğlu Surname
Approximately 38,690 people bear this surname
Köroğlu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 38,344 | 1:2,030 | 300 |
| Northern Cyprus | 315 | 1:1,013 | 76 |
| Kosovo | 10 | 1:186,187 | 7,122 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
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 last name Köroğlu (Georgian: კოროგლუ) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Köroğlu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 14,415th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 188,357 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Köroğlu live; 84 percent live in West Asia and 84 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 339,515th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 606 people.
The last name Köroğlu is most common in Turkey, where it is carried by 38,344 people, or 1 in 2,030. In Turkey Köroğlu is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent live, Ankara Province, where 5 percent live and Gaziantep Province, where 4 percent live. Beside Turkey this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent live and Kosovo, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karoğlu | 86 | 785 | / |
| Koruoğlu | 80 | 148 | / |
| Karolu | 77 | 69 | / |
| Korolu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kerolu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karrolu | 71 | 42 | / |
| Karollu | 71 | 22 | / |
| Koroulu | 71 | 8 | / |
| Korrolu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Korollu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Karolui | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kharolu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karolyu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karuolu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karrollu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Korolhuh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Karhoulou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Karalu | 62 | 46 | / |
| Koralu | 62 | 21 | / |
| Keralu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Carolu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Coroleu | 57 | 130 | / |
| Karaliu | 57 | 59 | / |
| Korralu | 57 | 11 | / |
| Karhalu | 57 | 5 | / |
| Korallu | 57 | 4 | / |
| Karralu | 57 | 3 | / |
| Karaleu | 57 | 3 | / |
| Coroliu | 57 | 2 | / |
| Kharalu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Karallu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Korhalu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Karalau | 57 | 1 | / |
| Karalliu | 53 | 128 | / |
| Corollou | 53 | 12 | / |
| Koralliu | 53 | 3 | / |
| Karralliu | 50 | 3 | / |
| Karahaliu | 50 | 3 | / |
Köroğlu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Köroğlu in the Georgian language | ||
| კოროგლუ | koroglu | - |
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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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