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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།) is found most frequently in South Korea. It can also be rendered as a variant: Kó, Kô or Kò. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

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

It is the 528^th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 7,104 people. It occurs mostly 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 commonly used first name at a global level, held by 769,445 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in South Korea, where it is carried by 481,993 people, or 1 in 106. In South Korea Ko is mostly concentrated in: Gyeonggi Province, where 22 percent live, Seoul, where 20 percent live and Jeju Province, where 9 percent live. Excluding South Korea this surname is found in 151 countries. It is also common in Myanmar, where 26 percent live and North Korea, where 9 percent live.

Ko Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Ko has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 33,519 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ko Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ko last name is predominantly 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 holding the Ko surname are 5.37% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.6% being 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.