Çoban Surname
Approximately 141,507 people bear this surname
Çoban Surname User-submission:
Çoban is a Turkish surname, meaning 'shepherd'; denoting someone who takes care of sheep.
Çoban Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 140,967 | 1:552 | 59 |
| Northern Cyprus | 475 | 1:672 | 33 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
The alternate forms: Coban (4,590), Čoban (204) & Cobán (4) are calculated separately.
Çoban (322) may also be a first name.
Çoban Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Çoban is a Turkish surname, meaning 'shepherd'; denoting someone who takes care of sheep.
- deleted-173293Çoban is a Turkish surname, meaning 'shepherd'.
- lianeroxÇoban Demographics
Average Male Çoban Height
174.73 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Çoban Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Çoban Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Çoban is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Coban, Čoban or Cobán. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Çoban? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,962nd most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 51,500 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Çoban are found; 88 percent are found in West Asia and 88 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Çoban is also the 488,964th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 322 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 140,967 people, or 1 in 552. In Turkey Çoban is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 16 percent live, Izmir Province, where 5 percent live and Sanliurfa Province, where 5 percent live. Other than Turkey this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live and The Netherlands, where 0 percent live.
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Footnotes
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