Alkos Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Alkos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alkos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
England11:55,718,059489,080

Alkos (16) may also be a first name.

Alkos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alkos (Russian: Алькос) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alkos? popularity and diffusion

Alkos is the 5,391,485th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 77 percent of Alkos live; 77 percent live in Oceania Islands and 77 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Alkos is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name in the world It is held by 16 people.

The surname Alkos is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 815,372. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Southern Highlands, where 90 percent are found and Western Highlands, where 10 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 15 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alkous91539/
Alkose9156/
Halkos9138/
Alkois918/
Allkos911/
Alkosh911/
Halkose835/
Alkoush835/
Halkous833/
Alkhous832/
Alkosse832/
Alkouse831/
Alkoose831/
Alkhosh831/
Alkhose831/
Alkotsh831/
Alcos803,308/
Alkoç801,363/
Alkas80270/
Alkus8043/
Alkoz8019/
Elkos804/
Ahlkhosh779/
Alkhouss772/
Alkousse771/
Alkoushe771/
Halkoush771/
Alkouz73395/
Alkass73253/
Alkash73220/
Alkhas73211/
Alqous73199/
Galkus73132/
Halkas7347/
Golkos7339/
Alkusz7321/
Alqosh7315/
Elkosh7311/
Halkus739/
Alkaas735/
Alkeus734/
Alkoch733/
Elkous733/
Halcos733/
Alkooz733/
Galcos732/
Alcose732/
Alkuss732/
Allcos732/
Elkoss731/
Alkush731/
Alcots731/
Elkoos731/
Alkuse731/
Alkotz731/
Alqohs731/
Alqods731/
Alccos731/
Alkhosova711/
Alkoshova711/
Alkhousse711/
Hasselkos711/
Elkouss6727/
Alkhass6720/
Alkhash677/
Alqoshh674/
Ailekas672/
Halkuss672/
Alkadsh672/
Golckos671/
Alquods671/
Alqoods671/
Elkoosh671/
Alqodse671/
Alkotch671/
Alkasse671/
Alkasht671/
Helkous671/
Alcosse671/
Helkoss671/

Alkos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alkos in the Russian language
Алькосalkos-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alkos
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