Çavuşoğlu Surname

27,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Çavuşoğlu Surname User-submission:

This is a Turkish surname, meaning 'son of a courier (or messenger)'. It is derived from çavuş, meaning 'courier' or 'messenger', and -oğul/-oğlum, meaning '-son'.

Çavuşoğlu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey19,3381:4,024569
Northern Cyprus3541:90158
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Çavuşoglu (1), Çavusoglu (3), Cavusoglu (328) & Cavușoglu (31) are calculated separately.

Çavuşoğlu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Turkish surname, meaning 'son of a courier (or messenger)'. It is derived from çavuş, meaning 'courier' or 'messenger', and -oğul/-oğlum, meaning '-son'.

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Çavuşoğlu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Çavuşoğlu is found most frequently in Turkey. It may be found in the variant forms: Çavuşoglu, Çavusoglu, Cavusoglu or Cavușoglu. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Çavuşoğlu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Çavuşoğlu is the 27,271st most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 369,870 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 78 percent of Çavuşoğlu are found; 78 percent are found in West Asia and 78 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name Çavuşoğlu is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is borne by 19,338 people, or 1 in 4,024. In Turkey Çavuşoğlu is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 25 percent live, Bursa Province, where 9 percent live and Izmir Province, where 7 percent live. Beside Turkey this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 2 percent live and Kosovo, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çavuşoglu961/
Çavuşoğluu951/
Çavusoglu933/
Cavusoglu89328/
Cavușoglu8931/
Çavuçoğlu891/
Çavaşoğlu891/
Çavuşculu78155/
Gavuzoğlu78100/
Cavusolu711/
Kavasoğlu671,857/
Gavazoğlu6759/
Kavusoglu6734/
Gavuzoglu672/
Cavusojlu671/

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