SURNAMEEntry 3,071
Koca
“big; venerable elder”2
Leading provinces Kahramanmaraş · Sinop
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How do you pronounce Koca?
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Koca mean?
Koca means “big, great” and “old, venerable”; it also means a married woman’s husband. Wiktionary notes that it may share its source with hoca, from Persian xwāja, “master, elder”. The surname comes from this adjective.2,4
That Koca goes back to koca and xwāja is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.
Koca is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.
How was the name Koca formed?
Koca is the adjective koca (“big, great; old; husband”), taken unchanged as a surname.
Which surnames are related to Koca?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Kocabaş | same root | – | – |
| 02 | Kocatürk | same root | – | – |
| 03 | Kocaoğlu | same root | – | – |
| 04 | Kocaman | same root | – | – |
| 05 | Kocabıyık | same root | – | – |
| 06 | Kocatepe | same root | – | – |
| 07 | Kocakaya | same root | – | – |
| 08 | Kocaer | same root | – | – |
| 09 | Kocagöz | same root | – | – |
| 10 | Kocahan | same root | – | – |
| 11 | Akkoca | same root | – | – |
| 12 | Kocacık | same root | – | – |
Where in Türkiye is Koca most common?
Koca is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 lists of 2 provinces; its best rank is 19th in Kahramanmaraş.1
- In the province top 30 2
- Not listed
| # | Province | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Kahramanmaraş | 19 | 4,640 |
| 02 | Sinop | 28 | 932 |
Who are some well-known people named Koca?
- Fahrettin Koca politician 1965–
- Atilla Koca association football player 1980–
- Caner Koca association football player 1996–
- Faruk Koca politician 1964–
- Gülcan Koca association football player 1990–
- Perihan Koca politician 1987–
- Serdar Koca badminton player 1994–
- Saim Koca cross-country skier 1966–
People surnamed Koca as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Is Koca also a first name?
Yes. Koca is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “big; venerable elder”.
Koca as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Koca?
Kocabaş, Kocaman and Başıbüyük share gloss keywords with Koca within the same primary category.
Which surnames share province lists with Koca?
Koca appears alongside Arslan, Aslan, Demir and Gül in province top-30 lists for 2025.
- Arslan2 shared province lists · Kahramanmaraş
- Aslan2 shared province lists · Kahramanmaraş
- Demir2 shared province lists · Kahramanmaraş
- Gül2 shared province lists · Kahramanmaraş
Which guides add context to Koca?
Read the root, formation and register information for Koca alongside these guides: Turkish Surname Statistics: Surnames in Numbers and How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)
- 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: koca
- 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: koca
- 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: xwāja
- 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 7 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries
- 8 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Koca
- Q1
What does the surname Koca mean?
- Koca means “big, great” and “old, venerable”; it also means a married woman’s husband. Wiktionary notes that it may share its source with hoca, from Persian xwāja, “master, elder”. The surname comes from this adjective.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Koca?
- The root word of Koca is koca (Turkic): “big, huge; old; husband”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Koca?
- Ko·ca, 2 syllables; IPA: /koˈdʒa/.