Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Koçan

Koçan /koˈt͡ʃan/ ASCII Kocan

“corncob, stalk”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
K
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Koçan?

Koçan

IPA /koˈt͡ʃan/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Koçan mean?

Koçan is a corncob, the hard stalk of vegetables such as cabbage and lettuce, and the counterfoil left in a receipt book. Nişanyan derives the word from Bulgarian, Serbian or Russian kočan ‘stalk, especially of cabbage’.1

Koçan is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Koçan made of?

Koçan is a single root: koçan (koçan: corncob; cabbage stalk; counterfoil).

Koçan root koçan koçan: corncob; cabbagestalk; counterfoil OTHER kočan “Bulgarian, Serbian,Russian: stalk of fruit…” Koçan koçan root koçan: corncob; cabbage stalk;counterfoil kočan OTHER “Bulgarian, Serbian, Russian:stalk of fruit and vegetables,…”
Koçan: parts and root words
  • kočan Other — Bulgarian, Serbian, Russian: stalk of fruit and vegetables, esp. cabbage1

How was the name Koçan formed?

Koçan belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Who are some well-known people named Koçan?

  1. Hüsamettin Koçan painter 1946–
  2. Sebla Koçan editor 1982–

People surnamed Koçan as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

How is Koçan written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Kocan.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: koçan accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: koçan accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Koçan

Q1

What does the surname Koçan mean?

Koçan is a corncob, the hard stalk of vegetables such as cabbage and lettuce, and the counterfoil left in a receipt book. Nişanyan derives the word from Bulgarian, Serbian or Russian kočan ‘stalk, especially of cabbage’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Koçan?

The root word of Koçan is kočan (another language): “Bulgarian, Serbian, Russian: stalk of fruit and vegetables, esp. cabbage”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Koçan?

Ko·çan, 2 syllables; IPA: /koˈt͡ʃan/.