Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Koçdemir

Koçdemir /kotʃdeˈmiɾ/ ASCII Kocdemir

“iron ram”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
K
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Koçdemir?

Koçdemir

IPA /kotʃdeˈmiɾ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Koçdemir mean?

Koç “ram”, a Turkish emblem of strength and pluck (koç yiğit “a stalwart lad”), joined with demir “iron”, the emblem of toughness: a ram as hard as iron.1,2

What is Koçdemir made of?

Koçdemir is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: koç (koç: ram; figuratively sturdy, brave) + demir (demir: iron).

Koçdemir + root koç koç: ram; figurativelysturdy, brave TURKIC koç “ram” root demir demir: iron TURKIC demir “iron” Koçdemir koç root koç: ram; figuratively sturdy, brave koç TURKIC “ram” demir root demir: iron demir TURKIC “iron”
Koçdemir: parts and root words
  • koç Turkic — ram1
  • demir Turkic — iron2

How was the name Koçdemir formed?

Koçdemir was formed by joining koç (“koç: ram; figuratively sturdy, brave”) and demir (“demir: iron”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Koçdemir?

Koçdemir Demir Özdemir Koç Demirci Koçak Demirel Aydemir Demirtaş Kandemir Akdemir Taşdemir Koçer
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Demir same root 3 876,934
02 Özdemir same root 10 556,378
03 Koç same root 18 286,207
04 Demirci same root – –
05 Koçak same root – –
06 Demirel same root – –
07 Aydemir same root – –
08 Demirtaş same root – –
09 Kandemir same root – –
10 Akdemir same root – –
11 Taşdemir same root – –
12 Koçer same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Koçdemir?

  1. Kadir Koçdemir politician 1964–

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

How is Koçdemir written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records ç becomes c (or ch), giving Kocdemir.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: koç accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: demir 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 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Koçdemir

Q1

What does the surname Koçdemir mean?

Koç “ram”, a Turkish emblem of strength and pluck (koç yiğit “a stalwart lad”), joined with demir “iron”, the emblem of toughness: a ram as hard as iron.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Koçdemir?

Koçdemir is made up of two elements: koç “ram” (Turkic) and demir “iron” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Koçdemir?

Koç·de·mir, 3 syllables; IPA: /kotʃdeˈmiɾ/.