Coj Surname
Approximately 9,141 people bear this surname
Coj Surname User-submission:
The Coj surname (pronounced koh) stems from the word k'oj, meaning 'mask' in many Mayan languages.
This explains why it is prevalent and most dense in Guatemala, which was the ancestral home to the Ancient Maya and still is to the Modern Maya.
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Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
Guatemala | 8,524 | 1:1,887 | 315 |
Mexico | 462 | 1:268,671 | 6,374 |
Vietnam | 61 | 1:1,518,788 | 2,098 |
United States | 44 | 1:8,237,703 | 362,142 |
France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
Coj (556) may also be a first name.
Coj Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Coj surname (pronounced koh) stems from the word k'oj, meaning 'mask' in many Mayan languages.
This explains why it is prevalent and most dense in Guatemala, which was the ancestral home to the Ancient Maya and still is to the Modern Maya.
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Coj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Coj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Coj (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺝ) is found most frequently in Guatemala. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Coj? popularity and diffusion
Coj is the 55,545th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 797,237 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Coj live; 93 percent live in Central America and 93 percent live in Hispano-Central America. Coj is also the 356,749th most commonly occurring forename in the world It is held by 556 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Guatemala, where it is borne by 8,524 people, or 1 in 1,887. In Guatemala it is most frequent in: Sololá Department, where 50 percent are found, Quiché Department, where 32 percent are found and Chimaltenango Department, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Guatemala this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 5 percent are found and Vietnam, where 1 percent are found.
Coj Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Coj surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% being registered with the political party.
Coj earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.36% less than the national average, earning $27,029 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
---|---|---|---|
Choj | 86 | 5,297 | / |
Coja | 86 | 1,400 | / |
Cojo | 86 | 1,353 | / |
Coji | 86 | 93 | / |
Czoj | 86 | 5 | / |
Coje | 86 | 4 | / |
Coej | 86 | 4 | / |
Cioj | 86 | 4 | / |
Coij | 86 | 3 | / |
Cooj | 86 | 2 | / |
Cojs | 86 | 2 | / |
Couj | 86 | 2 | / |
Scoj | 86 | 2 | / |
Coyj | 86 | 1 | / |
Cojc | 86 | 1 | / |
Codj | 86 | 1 | / |
Cojd | 86 | 1 | / |
Cojh | 86 | 1 | / |
Co | 80 | 56,920 | / |
Cj | 80 | 311 | / |
Choji | 75 | 9,684 | / |
Choja | 75 | 325 | / |
Chojo | 75 | 289 | / |
Coaja | 75 | 163 | / |
Couji | 75 | 102 | / |
Choij | 75 | 93 | / |
Cojez | 75 | 50 | / |
Coejo | 75 | 46 | / |
Choje | 75 | 46 | / |
Gcoji | 75 | 45 | / |
Cojot | 75 | 14 | / |
Cojos | 75 | 9 | / |
Cooji | 75 | 6 | / |
Cojtì | 75 | 5 | / |
Cioja | 75 | 5 | / |
Chooj | 75 | 5 | / |
Cojes | 75 | 4 | / |
Cuoji | 75 | 4 | / |
Couja | 75 | 3 | / |
Coojo | 75 | 2 | / |
Coujo | 75 | 2 | / |
Chojj | 75 | 2 | / |
Coojs | 75 | 1 | / |
Coijj | 75 | 1 | / |
Ckoji | 75 | 1 | / |
Czoja | 75 | 1 | / |
Ccoja | 75 | 1 | / |
Cohje | 75 | 1 | / |
Cojee | 75 | 1 | / |
Cojet | 75 | 1 | / |
Cojio | 75 | 1 | / |
Cojaz | 75 | 1 | / |
Kcojo | 75 | 1 | / |
Gcoje | 75 | 1 | / |
Cooja | 75 | 1 | / |
Coijt | 75 | 1 | / |
Chojy | 75 | 1 | / |
Czojt | 75 | 1 | / |
Cojad | 75 | 0 | / |
Cho | 67 | 2,119,473 | / |
Cox | 67 | 515,679 | / |
Coc | 67 | 92,696 | / |
Coy | 67 | 49,623 | / |
Coe | 67 | 39,118 | / |
Cos | 67 | 14,676 | / |
Coa | 67 | 13,593 | / |
Coz | 67 | 13,274 | / |
Joj | 67 | 9,965 | / |
Koj | 67 | 6,555 | / |
Cot | 67 | 6,300 | / |
Coi | 67 | 4,192 | / |
Cop | 67 | 3,474 | / |
Coo | 67 | 3,214 | / |
Caj | 67 | 2,213 | / |
Cuj | 67 | 1,413 | / |
Coh | 67 | 1,202 | / |
Chj | 67 | 833 | / |
Coş | 67 | 638 | / |
Cej | 67 | 476 | / |
Cio | 67 | 383 | / |
Cou | 67 | 360 | / |
Sco | 67 | 329 | / |
Cuo | 67 | 279 | / |
Chojaa | 67 | 205 | / |
Cij | 67 | 200 | / |
Cko | 67 | 133 | / |
Cod | 67 | 91 | / |
Chuoji | 67 | 89 | / |
Cgo | 67 | 72 | / |
Cco | 67 | 51 | / |
Chooji | 67 | 50 | / |
Cso | 67 | 29 | / |
Chhojo | 67 | 22 | / |
Qoj | 67 | 20 | / |
Coujet | 67 | 18 | / |
Choije | 67 | 17 | / |
Cje | 67 | 14 | / |
Coß | 67 | 13 | / |
Scj | 67 | 12 | / |
Tco | 67 | 11 | / |
Kco | 67 | 11 | / |
Czj | 67 | 11 | / |
Dco | 67 | 10 | / |
Cjz | 67 | 10 | / |
Gcj | 67 | 9 | / |
Qco | 67 | 9 | / |
Zoj | 67 | 8 | / |
Cjt | 67 | 8 | / |
Zco | 67 | 7 | / |
Cjh | 67 | 7 | / |
Ciojah | 67 | 7 | / |
Coujad | 67 | 7 | / |
Hcj | 67 | 7 | / |
Tcj | 67 | 6 | / |
Dcj | 67 | 6 | / |
Cão | 67 | 5 | / |
Cjj | 67 | 5 | / |
Chhoja | 67 | 4 | / |
Czo | 67 | 4 | / |
Coï | 67 | 4 | / |
Gco | 67 | 4 | / |
Qcj | 67 | 4 | / |
Zcj | 67 | 4 | / |
Coț | 67 | 3 | / |
Ccj | 67 | 3 | / |
Cqj | 67 | 3 | / |
Kcj | 67 | 3 | / |
Ckj | 67 | 2 | / |
Chioji | 67 | 2 | / |
Couchj | 67 | 2 | / |
Coojee | 67 | 2 | / |
Coţ | 67 | 2 | / |
Chojio | 67 | 2 | / |
Chojoo | 67 | 2 | / |
Cqo | 67 | 2 | / |
Cojich | 67 | 1 | / |
Cojová | 67 | 1 | / |
Chiojo | 67 | 1 | / |
Chyoji | 67 | 1 | / |
Cáj | 67 | 1 | / |
Chojeh | 67 | 1 | / |
Chooja | 67 | 1 | / |
Hco | 67 | 1 | / |
Coj Name Transliterations
Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
---|---|---|
Coj in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
ﻛﻮﺝ | kwj | - |
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