Coj Surname

55,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

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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Coj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala8,5241:1,887315
Mexico4621:268,6716,374
Vietnam611:1,518,7882,098
United States441:8,237,703362,142
France131:5,109,440259,941
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289

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.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Coj Last Name Facts

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

Coj (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺝ) is found most frequently in Guatemala. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Coj? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 55,545th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 797,237 people. The surname Coj is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Coj are found; 93 percent are found in Central America and 93 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 356,749th most common forename globally It is held by 556 people.

The last name Coj is most commonly held in Guatemala, where it is borne by 8,524 people, or 1 in 1,887. In Guatemala Coj is most common in: Sololá Department, where 50 percent reside, Quiché Department, where 32 percent reside and Chimaltenango Department, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Guatemala this surname exists in 25 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 5 percent reside and Vietnam, where 1 percent reside.

Coj Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Coj surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for 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

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Cojo861,353/
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Cioj864/
Coij863/
Cooj862/
Cojs862/
Couj862/
Scoj862/
Coyj861/
Cojc861/
Codj861/
Cojd861/
Cojh861/
Co8056,920/
Cj80311/
Choji759,684/
Choja75325/
Chojo75289/
Coaja75163/
Couji75102/
Choij7593/
Cojez7550/
Coejo7546/
Choje7546/
Gcoji7545/
Cojot7514/
Cojos759/
Cooji756/
Cojtì755/
Cioja755/
Chooj755/
Cojes754/
Cuoji754/
Couja753/
Coojo752/
Coujo752/
Chojj752/
Coojs751/
Coijj751/
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Cohje751/
Cojee751/
Cojet751/
Cojio751/
Cojaz751/
Kcojo751/
Gcoje751/
Cooja751/
Coijt751/
Chojy751/
Czojt751/
Cojad750/
Cho672,119,473/
Cox67515,679/
Coc6792,696/
Coy6749,623/
Coe6739,118/
Cos6714,676/
Coa6713,593/
Coz6713,274/
Joj679,965/
Koj676,555/
Cot676,300/
Coi674,192/
Cop673,474/
Coo673,214/
Caj672,213/
Cuj671,413/
Coh671,202/
Chj67833/
Coş67638/
Cej67476/
Cio67383/
Cou67360/
Sco67329/
Cuo67279/
Chojaa67205/
Cij67200/
Cko67133/
Cod6791/
Chuoji6789/
Cgo6772/
Cco6751/
Chooji6750/
Cso6729/
Chhojo6722/
Qoj6720/
Coujet6718/
Choije6717/
Cje6714/
Coß6713/
Scj6712/
Tco6711/
Kco6711/
Czj6711/
Dco6710/
Cjz6710/
Gcj679/
Qco679/
Zoj678/
Cjt678/
Zco677/
Cjh677/
Ciojah677/
Coujad677/
Hcj677/
Tcj676/
Dcj676/
Cão675/
Cjj675/
Chhoja674/
Czo674/
Coï674/
Gco674/
Qcj674/
Zcj674/
Coț673/
Ccj673/
Cqj673/
Kcj673/
Ckj672/
Chioji672/
Couchj672/
Coojee672/
Coţ672/
Chojio672/
Chojoo672/
Cqo672/
Cojich671/
Cojová671/
Chiojo671/
Chyoji671/
Cáj671/
Chojeh671/
Chooja671/
Hco671/

Coj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Coj in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻮﺝkwj-

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