Köse Surname

3,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159,328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Köse Surname User-submission:

The Köse surname denotes someone who is incapable of having a beard.

Köse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey156,2791:49849
Germany1,6821:47,8636,271
Northern Cyprus4251:75138
Austria3641:23,3943,667
Belgium2471:46,5457,557
Denmark1021:55,3405,666
Sweden971:101,5137,360
Switzerland661:124,43812,477
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Finland91:610,74534,002
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Norway61:857,04855,549
England61:9,286,343223,652
France51:13,284,544357,392
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Iceland11:380,09011,096

The alternate forms: Kose (12,598), Kõse (1) & Koše (2) are calculated separately.

Köse (117) may also be a first name.

Köse Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Köse surname denotes someone who is incapable of having a beard.

- alpthepotato

The Köse surname means 'beardless man' in Turkish.

- mustianapolis

Köse Last Name Facts

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

Köse is found most in Turkey. It may also be rendered as: Kose, Kõse or Koše. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Köse? popularity and diffusion

The last name Köse is the 3,517th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 45,739 people. The surname Köse occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Köse reside; 85 percent reside in West Asia and 85 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Köse is also the 864,112th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 117 people.

Köse is most common in Turkey, where it is carried by 156,279 people, or 1 in 498. In Turkey Köse is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 6 percent reside and Kahramanmaras Province, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Turkey Köse occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kose9212,598/
Kõse921/
Koše832/
Köseer80839/
Kösser80113/
Kösche807/
Kase7548,445/
Kese752,725/
Käse75690/
Kése7510/
Köge751/
Kösa751/
Köçe750/
Köscher735/
Kasse6725,118/
Kesse6717,638/
Khose679,758/
Kosse674,246/
Kasie674,077/
Keese673,100/
Kasee672,914/
Kosei672,422/
Kasei672,324/
Kaase672,198/
Kaseu672,023/
Khese671,824/
Keshe671,399/
Kashe671,396/
Kaseh671,360/
Kasey671,336/
Koshe671,275/
Khase67609/
Kaese67508/
Kosie67452/
Kohse67441/
Kasea67346/
Koese67314/
Kosey67314/
Köger67198/
Kazse67190/
Kesey67181/
Kesee67170/
Kosea67145/
Kosee67117/
Koseh67108/
Keseh67102/
Kössi6796/
Kehse6755/
Kahse6751/
Közer6750/
Kesea6748/
Kuise6748/
Kößer6740/
Kesie6737/
Kkese6725/
Köget6722/
Kesei6715/
Kötje6710/
Köche679/
Koseu678/
Keuse677/
Köcer676/
Kosze676/
Hkase674/
Kcase674/
Kkase672/
Gkose672/
'Kose671/
Kkose671/
Kasce671/
Kesze671/
Kezse670/

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