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

The last name Ko (Bengali: কো, Hindi: को, Marathi: को, Oriya: େକା, Tibetan: ཀོ།) has its highest incidence in South Korea. It can also appear in the variant forms: Kó, Kô or Kò. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

It is the 528^th most frequent surname internationally 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 frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 769,445 people.

The surname is most frequently held in South Korea, where it is held by 481,993 people, or 1 in 106. In South Korea it is mostly concentrated in: Gyeonggi Province, where 22 percent live, Seoul, where 20 percent live and Jeju Province, where 9 percent live. Besides South Korea this surname exists 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 incidence of Ko has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ko last name rose 33,519 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ko Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ko last name is principally 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 with the Democratic Party than the national 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.