Kakos Surname

215,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,912 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Greece

Kakos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kakos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6581:550,84945,535
Greece6351:17,4482,455
Iraq1521:230,4065,073
Czechia1371:77,61713,012
Russia921:1,566,555105,717
Australia491:550,93340,757
Ukraine271:1,686,026128,013
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Cyprus261:34,0343,767
Lebanon231:245,0919,209
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
England31:18,572,686338,250
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
France11:66,422,722504,397
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

The alternate forms: Kákos (51), Kakoš (34), Kàkos (1) & Kákoš (172) are calculated separately.

Kakos (240) may also be a first name.

Kakos Last Name Facts

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

Kakos (Georgian: კაკოს, Marathi: काकोस, Russian: Какос) occurs most in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms: Kákos, Kakoš, Kàkos or Kákoš. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kakos? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 215,000th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,811,478 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 49 percent of Kakos live; 35 percent live in North America and 35 percent live in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 577,234th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 240 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 658 people, or 1 in 550,849. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 36 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Illinois, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 41 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 33 percent reside and Iraq, where 8 percent reside.

Kakos Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Kakos last name are 5.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kakos earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.85% more than the national average, earning $48,260 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.7% more than the national average, earning $56,984 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kákos9351/
Kakoš9334/
Kàkos931/
Kakkos91539/
Kakose91147/
Kackos9157/
Gkakos9145/
Kakous9123/
Kajkos9121/
Kaikos9115/
Kakosh919/
Kaukos914/
Kakoos912/
Kakoes911/
Kakois911/
Kakots911/
Kákoš87172/
Kaskosz8351/
Kaakous8342/
Gkagkos8341/
Kaskous8314/
Kahkous838/
Kakoose831/
Kazkost831/
Kaśkosz831/
Kakoush831/
Kakkkos831/
Kakoosh831/
Kakouse831/
Kaskoos831/
Kakas801,956/
Kokos801,322/
Kakus80299/
Kekos80270/
Cakos80256/
Kakoz80120/
Kacos8076/
Kakoç8017/
Qakos803/
Kashkosh77475/
Kakosová77123/
Kaakoush7792/
Kakosova7720/
Kakousse7715/
Khaskous771/
Kakkhois771/
Kaskhosh770/
Koukos732,287/
Kokosh73885/
Kahkas73438/
Kokkos73435/
Kakouz73435/
Kagkas73295/
Kaikas73232/
Kakuse73209/
Kokose73190/
Kakash73169/
Kokosz73140/
Kakkas73139/
Kogkos73131/
Kaukas73128/
Kekosh73127/
Kakase7381/
Kekkos7374/
Kegkos7367/
Gkekos7333/
Kaykoz7326/
Kockos7325/
Kajkus7325/
Koikos7324/
Kakust7323/
Kaukus7319/
Kakush7315/
Kaykas7311/
Kekosz737/
Kokoss736/
Kakooz736/
Katkas736/
Cakkos734/
Khakus733/
Kekous733/
Kackas733/
Kakocz733/
Caukos732/
Gkokos732/
Kakusz732/
Koçkos732/
Caikos731/
Kazkoz731/
Kaikus731/
Kakass731/
Kackus731/
Kakuis731/
Kakhas731/
Kakuoz731/
Kakaas731/
Kashkoush712,085/
Kashkoosh712/
Gkogkos672,316/
Gkagkas67585/
Khakhas67354/
Qakoshe67130/
Koukkos6791/
Kouskos6779/
Khakush6741/
Kokoshe6736/
Koutkos6733/
Kachkus6730/
Kahakas6720/
Kakashe6714/
Kakushe6713/
Kauskas6710/
Kaikaus676/
Kakhush676/
Kahkash675/
Kattkus675/
Kajkush675/
Keykous674/
Kakkass674/
Gkazkas673/
Kaskass673/
Khakuse672/
Kaskash671/
Kokosch671/
Khakhoz671/
Kakahas671/
Kakhash671/
Kaakouz671/
Kokosse671/
Kaskase671/
Kakaats671/
Kakutse671/
Kaikass671/
Kakahsh671/
Kaskuis670/

Kakos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kakos in the Georgian language
კაკოსkakos-
Kakos in the Marathi language
काकोसkakosa-
Kakos in the Russian language
Какосkakos-

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Footnotes

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