Köycü Surname

362,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 996 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Köycü Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Köycü Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey8911:87,3427,838
Belgium381:302,54335,124
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Northern Cyprus101:31,9016,529
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Koycü (22), Kōycü (1), Köycu (1) & Koycu (167) are calculated separately.

Köycü Last Name Facts

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

The surname Köycü is found most frequently in Turkey. It may appear as: Koycü, Kōycü, Köycu or Koycu. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Köycü? popularity and diffusion

The surname Köycü is the 362,813th most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 7,316,813 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Köycü live; 69 percent live in West Asia and 69 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

Köycü is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 891 people, or 1 in 87,342. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 28 percent live, Afyonkarahisar Province, where 21 percent live and Eskisehir Province, where 8 percent live. Other than Turkey Köycü occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 4 percent live and Denmark, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koycü9322/
Kōycü931/
Köycu931/
Koycu87167/
Köyük80196/
Køycü805/
Kyc75960/
Köck677,729/
Kücü67150/
Göcü67100/
Köch6764/
Kyca6748/
Kyac676/
Khyc672/
Kayc672/
Koyc671/
Wkyc671/
Kwyc671/
Kyec671/
Kyck671/
Kycq671/
Kycw671/
Hkyc671/
Keyc671/
Kycc671/
Cöcü671/
Kökü671/
Koeycue501/

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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 Köycü
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