Köşker Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Cyprus
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Köşker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Köşker Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Cyprus71:45,5737,927
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Kösker (5,914) & Kosker (172) are calculated separately.

Köşker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Köşker is most common in Northern Cyprus. It may also occur in the variant forms: Kösker or Kosker. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Köşker? popularity and diffusion

Köşker is the 5,587,209th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Köşker reside; 58 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 58 percent reside in East Thrace and Karpass.

Köşker is most widespread in Northern Cyprus, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 45,573. In Northern Cyprus it is primarily found in: Lefkoşa District, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Northern Cyprus this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 17 percent are found and Angola, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kösker945,914/
Kosker89172/
Göşker8372/
Kaşker835/
Köske732/
Kisker671,099/
Kasker67199/
Kaşkır67182/
Kışkır67145/
Koşkar6793/
Kaşkar6773/
Kesker6739/
Kaşkor6732/
Gösker674/
Kciker671/
Keşkir671/
Kusker670/
Kaşkir670/
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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 Köşker
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