Köy Surname
Approximately 633 people bear this surname
Köy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 631 | 1:123,330 | 10,212 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
The alternate forms: Koy (18,752) are calculated separately.
Köy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Köy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Köy occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Koy. For other potential spellings of Köy click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Köy? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 515,280th most frequent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 11,512,711 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Köy live; 82 percent live in West Asia and 82 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.
This surname is most frequent in Turkey, where it is carried by 631 people, or 1 in 123,330. In Turkey Köy is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 33 percent live, Tokat Province, where 10 percent live and Mersin Province, where 9 percent live. Aside from Turkey this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koy | 89 | 18,752 | / |
| Ky | 80 | 30,376 | / |
| Kö | 80 | 10 | / |
| Köyou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kay | 67 | 311,583 | / |
| Kyi | 67 | 130,849 | / |
| Key | 67 | 62,746 | / |
| Kuy | 67 | 32,511 | / |
| Kyu | 67 | 24,119 | / |
| Kye | 67 | 8,893 | / |
| Kyo | 67 | 4,709 | / |
| Kiy | 67 | 2,060 | / |
| Kya | 67 | 1,793 | / |
| Göy | 67 | 795 | / |
| Khy | 67 | 555 | / |
| Kyy | 67 | 293 | / |
| Köő | 67 | 160 | / |
| Kyh | 67 | 23 | / |
| Wky | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kjy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kwy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hky | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cky | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kiö | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kyø | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kky | 67 | 4 | / |
| Köö | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keö | 67 | 2 | / |
| Köh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kéy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Köo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyö | 67 | 1 | / |
| Käy | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Köy
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis