Kaos Surname

738,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 391 people bear this surname

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

Kaos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1001:461,79924,210
Iran821:936,37244,282
Indonesia411:3,225,590176,839
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
England91:6,190,895170,599
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
France31:22,140,907385,998
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Käos (64) are calculated separately.

Kaos (183) may also be a first name.

Kaos Last Name Facts

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

Kaos (Russian: Каос) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Käos. Click here for further potential spellings of Kaos.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaos? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 738,530th most common surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,638,225 people. The last name Kaos is primarily found in Asia, where 38 percent of Kaos live; 26 percent live in East Africa and 25 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 673,127th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 183 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 461,799. In Kenya Kaos is most frequent in: Kajiado County, where 99 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this surname exists in 41 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 21 percent are found and Indonesia, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Käos9264/
Kaosh891,293/
Kaose89478/
Kajos89338/
Kaous89293/
Kaios8993/
Kayos8967/
Kaeos8920/
Khaos8910/
Kaosz895/
Kahos894/
Kaois891/
Kaoes891/
Kaoss890/
Khaosh80466/
Khaous80405/
Kaouss80384/
Kaoose80108/
Kajosz8053/
Kagios8038/
Kaoish8016/
Kaouse808/
Kahosh807/
Khaose804/
Kaoiss802/
Kajosh802/
Kaoshe801/
Kahoos801/
Kgaous801/
Keahos800/
Koós752,816/
Caos75214/
Qaos75206/
Koas75116/
Kóos751/
Kahoush731,015/
Kaiyose7322/
Kajosch7314/
Kaaious739/
Kaaoush736/
Kahoosh736/
Khaouss732/
Kaaoiss731/
Kaousse731/
Kahouse731/
Khajosh731/
Kaaijos731/
Khaodsh731/
Khayosh731/
Kouas672,028/
Khoas67406/
Caous67337/
Koósz67299/
Koios67195/
Cayos67125/
Kuias6768/
Kohos6746/
Koňas6743/
Kaouz6742/
Cajos6742/
Kajoš6740/
Kayoz6733/
Kauas6728/
Caios6722/
Kojus6714/
Kaoch6712/
Kouos6710/
Qaous6710/
Kohas679/
Caois676/
Koase674/
Kahoz674/
Keyos674/
Keios674/
Cahos673/
Koyos673/
Kaeas672/
Caots672/
Qaoos672/
Koass672/
Khaosova671/
Kaoce671/
Koaas671/
Caoos671/
Koash671/
Koaus671/
Kuous671/
Caosh671/
Caost671/
Kuoos671/
Quaos671/
Koňus671/
Caeos671/
Caoss671/
Kaehouse671/
Kaaus670/
Kaotz670/
Koous670/
Koads670/

Kaos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaos in the Russian language
Каосkaos-

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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 Kaos
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