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Where Does The Last Name Ko Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Ko (Bengali: কো, Hindi: को, Marathi: को, Oriya: େକା, Tibetan: ཀོ།) occurs most in South Korea. It may occur as a variant: Kó, Kô or Kò. Click here for further possible spellings of Ko.

How Common Is The Last Name Ko? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Ko is the 528^th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 7,104 people. The last name Ko is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Ko are found; 63 percent are found in East Asia and 56 percent are found in Koreanic Asia. It is also the 1,230^th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 769,445 people.

Ko is most frequently occurring in South Korea, where it is held by 481,993 people, or 1 in 106. In South Korea Ko is most common in: Gyeonggi Province, where 22 percent are found, Seoul, where 20 percent are found and Jeju Province, where 9 percent are found. Not including South Korea it is found in 151 countries. It is also common in Myanmar, where 26 percent are found and North Korea, where 9 percent are found.

Ko Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Ko has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ko last name rose 33,519 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ko Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Georgia, Orthodox (77%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (71%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (74%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Ko last name are 5.37% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.6% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ko earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.83% less than the national average, earning 312,056 kr per year; in Peru they earn 327.26% more than the national average, earning S/. 82,825 per year; in South Africa they earn 13.18% more than the national average, earning R 268,968 per year; in United States they earn 21.65% more than the national average, earning $52,489 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.65% more than the national average, earning $61,930 CAD per year.