Cos Surname

35,962nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,676 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Cos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala6,3731:2,524410
Philippines3,8511:26,2893,592
Spain1,3601:34,3763,435
Argentina6091:70,1865,960
United States5411:669,98053,416
Mexico4031:308,0056,872
France3101:214,26733,331
Cuba2971:38,7971,771
Dominican Republic1231:84,8213,815
Romania891:225,59421,877
Chile891:197,9386,300
Belgium871:132,14519,103
Netherlands521:324,75337,631
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Italy401:1,528,91781,534
Canada381:969,62173,252
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Taiwan351:669,8504,860
England301:1,857,26974,552
Ecuador241:662,74412,125
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Peru171:1,869,65424,503
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
China101:136,732,1577,199
Andorra101:8,3841,259
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
India81:95,883,173728,828
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Palau11:21,643223
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

The alternate forms: Coş (638), Čos (25), Ćos (4), Coś (4), Cós (1) & Čoš (13) are calculated separately.

Cos (621) may also be a first name.

Cos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cos is found in Guatemala more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Coş, Čos, Ćos, Coś, Cós or Čoš. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cos? popularity and diffusion

Cos is the 35,962nd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 496,562 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Cos reside; 43 percent reside in Central America and 43 percent reside in Hispano-Central America. Cos is also the 334,590th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, held by 621 people.

The last name Cos is most widespread in Guatemala, where it is carried by 6,373 people, or 1 in 2,524. In Guatemala Cos is mostly concentrated in: Chimaltenango Department, where 41 percent are found, Quiché Department, where 22 percent are found and Escuintla Department, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Guatemala this last name is found in 75 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 26 percent are found and Spain, where 9 percent are found.

Cos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cos has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,082 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 429 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cos Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Cos last name are 27.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80.3% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cos earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 11.4% less than the national average, earning R 210,540 per year; in United States they earn 4.95% less than the national average, earning $41,011 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.72% more than the national average, earning $60,474 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coş89638/
Čos8925/
Ćos894/
Coś894/
Cós891/
Coss8611,902/
Cost863,362/
Cose863,122/
Cots862,248/
Cosh861,891/
Cios861,761/
Cois861,127/
Chos86716/
Coes86426/
Coos86281/
Cosp86276/
Cohs8673/
Coxs8667/
Czos8648/
Cosd8644/
Scos8634/
Cous8617/
Cods867/
Cosc864/
Dcos864/
Cozs863/
Coys862/
Cojs862/
Cosz861/
Cuos861/
Cosx861/
Qcos861/
Gcos861/
Co8056,920/
Čoš7813/
Coots754,761/
Cosse752,941/
Couts751,420/
Couse751,300/
Coish751,070/
Chose75958/
Cotts75688/
Coysh75519/
Chois75346/
Coose75292/
Tchos75240/
Chous75184/
Csosz75183/
Cosce75131/
Scoss7570/
Choos7546/
Choss7545/
Coshe7533/
Coise7531/
Chosh7525/
Couss7524/
Scoys7519/
Coust7514/
Ccose7513/
Couzs756/
Chosz755/
Choys755/
Cosch754/
Cioss753/
Ciosz753/
Coosh753/
Ciose752/
Chuos752/
Czous752/
Corzs752/
Coyse751/
Coush751/
Chhos751/
Cotst751/
Coojs751/
Coost751/
Cooys751/
Codds751/
Codts751/
Cooss751/
Cohus751/
Costh751/
Zcios751/
Ciost751/
Costì751/
Cotse751/
Cox's751/
Ccoss751/
Ccots751/
Chohs751/
Cuosz751/
Cossh750/
Coyhs750/
Coits750/
Cuots750/
Coess750/
Coosd750/
Scosh750/
Cohse750/
Coohs750/
Cox67515,679/
Coc6792,696/
Coy6749,623/
Kos6731,541/
Sos6721,453/
Coutts6714,682/
Coa6713,593/
Coz6713,274/
Coj679,141/
Cas676,606/
Cot676,300/
Jos675,059/
Coi674,192/
Cop673,474/
Coo673,214/
Cus671,605/
Coh671,202/
Cou67360/
Cousse67330/
Cuo67279/
Choise67255/
Chosse67221/
Qos67148/
Cko67133/
Chouse67122/
Choush67100/
Cod6791/
Cgo6772/
Cco6751/
Žos6750/
Coohts6736/
Choose6730/
Cosova6722/
Zos6721/
Coisse6715/
Coß6713/
Ciosse6711/
Kco6711/
Chgosh6710/
Chhosh6710/
Qco679/
Choshe676/
Coï674/
Gco674/
Cás673/
Coț673/
Tchose673/
Costch673/
Cootts672/
D'Cost672/
Coushs672/
Choyse672/
Cotsch672/
Coţ672/
Coutss672/
Cqo672/
Chhose671/
Cosche671/
Cootss671/
Coosse671/
Coushe671/
Czousz671/
D'Coss671/
Chohsh671/
Csosch671/
Chohse671/
Hco671/
Couths670/
Coysch670/
Cousch670/
Choish670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cos
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