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 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
| 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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