Koe Surname

42,293rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Koe Surname Definition:

This surname may be the O-Sax., North Frisian, and Danish ko, a cow. Mr. Ferguson, after alluding to surnames derived from the bear, the wolf, the boar, the horse, and the dog, and giving a rationale of their origin, says: "But the cow-the innocent and ungainly cow-what is there in her useful and homely life that could inspire sentiments of reverence in a fierce and warlike people? The honour which was paid to her was from a more ancient and a more deeply-seated source.

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Koe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar3,2221:16,120370
Cambodia2,9831:5,192721
Ivory Coast1,2661:18,2241,398
Indonesia1,2391:106,73910,922
Cameroon7651:27,1493,694
Malaysia7041:41,8953,381
United States4371:829,42563,547
Papua New Guinea4221:19,3221,978
Canada2051:179,73517,909
Kenya2021:228,61316,073
Singapore1631:33,7901,252
Australia1051:257,10223,526
Netherlands701:241,24531,316
Solomon Islands671:8,6571,439
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
England521:1,071,50151,923
Thailand501:1,412,767195,138
Central African Republic361:125,42835
Liberia311:142,21110,418
Iran311:2,476,85681,358
France291:2,290,439180,028
Taiwan281:837,3125,934
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
India181:42,614,743461,117
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
China111:124,301,9616,553
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Wales91:343,83718,086
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Koé (4) are calculated separately.

Koe (3,771) may also be a first name.

Koe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname may be the O-Sax., North Frisian, and Danish ko, a cow. Mr. Ferguson, after alluding to surnames derived from the bear, the wolf, the boar, the horse, and the dog, and giving a rationale of their origin, says: "But the cow-the innocent and ungainly cow-what is there in her useful and homely life that could inspire sentiments of reverence in a fierce and warlike people? The honour which was paid to her was from a more ancient and a more deeply-seated source. From the time when Israel, tainted with Egyption superstition, set up a golden calf, and said, ' These be thy gods which brought thee out of the land of Egypt '-and from who can tell how many ages before that time, the cow as the type of the teeming mother earth, has been an object of human idolatry. In the Northern system of mythology she is not, like the bear, the wolf, or the boar, sacred to any particular divinity, but appears-in what seems to be a fragment of a more ancient myth-as mysteriously connected with the first cause and origin of all things. Grimm has remarked (Deutsch Myth. p. 631), that the Sanscrit and Persian words for a cow correspond with a word signifying the earth. And he further observes upon the connection between Rinda, a name for the earth in Northern mythology, and the Germ, rind, an ox. I am unable, in the absence of proof derived from corresponding ancient names, to say whether any of our names derived from the cow are to be referred to this remote origin."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Dutch/Flemish), Cow. (variant: Bontekoe, Metcalf, la Vache, and Os.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Koe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Koe occurs in Myanmar more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Koé. For other potential spellings of Koe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 42,293rd most common surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 590,946 people. The last name Koe occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Koe are found; 42 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 26 percent are found in Burmo-Asia. It is also the 114,615th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 3,771 people.

This last name is most widespread in Myanmar, where it is held by 3,222 people, or 1 in 16,120. Aside from Myanmar this surname occurs in 61 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 24 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 10 percent live.

Koe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Koe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 3,362 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 226 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Koe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Koe surname is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Koe last name are 1.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.76% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Koe earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.11% more than the national average, earning $49,239 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.24% less than the national average, earning $49,066 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koé894/
Koue8614,308/
Koye868,561/
Kowe866,683/
Kohe861,578/
Khoe861,472/
Koie861,356/
Koey86697/
Koee86598/
Koje86591/
Koea86149/
Kgoe86130/
Koeh8667/
Kuoe8662/
Ko'e867/
Koez864/
Kooe864/
Koée861/
Koeë861/
Ckoe861/
Hkoe861/
Kohei753,038/
Khoje752,507/
Kouye751,377/
Koyye75934/
Kogge75792/
Khoey75542/
Kouhe75541/
Koepf75532/
Koyie75437/
Khooe75287/
Koiye75266/
Kohie75234/
Koehr75149/
Kuoye75144/
Koweh75134/
Kouie75129/
Koyee75122/
Kohhe75110/
Khoie75109/
Khoye75102/
Koiee7596/
Kgooe7592/
Khowe7580/
Kowie7568/
Koyeh7557/
Kojeh7554/
Khoee7551/
Koest7543/
Koveh7538/
Kowee7536/
Kouee7534/
Koowe7533/
Kioye7529/
Kojie7528/
Koerh7528/
Kohwe7524/
Kiyoe7524/
Koehs7522/
Koihe7521/
Koueh7520/
Kouje7519/
Kojje7517/
Kqooe7515/
Kojes7513/
Koeie7513/
Kooye7511/
Koues758/
Kaioe758/
Koeia758/
Kohje757/
Ckoye756/
Kojge755/
Kojhe755/
Khoed754/
Kyoye754/
Koezz754/
Khoue753/
Koedt753/
Khohe753/
Koeje753/
Khoea753/
Koeph752/
Koerr752/
Kohey752/
Kooie752/
Kohge752/
Koeiy752/
Koeee752/
Koued752/
Kaoey752/
Koehh751/
Kooeh751/
Kođeš751/
Kuoes751/
Kyoje751/
Kooey751/
Koheu751/
Kohez751/
Kojep751/
Kojye751/
Koiet751/
Koecz751/
Koyje751/
Ckoez751/
Kgohe751/
Kgoue751/
Kuoer750/
Koeht750/
Kou67412,508/
Key6762,746/
Coe6739,118/
Kee6738,268/
Koo6733,433/
Koi6723,049/
Kei6719,855/
Kea6718,979/
Koy6718,752/
Kae6717,377/
Kie6713,022/
Kye678,893/
Koa678,262/
Koj676,555/
Kue676,267/
Qoe676,199/
Keu671,560/
Khoesh67340/
Khoyeh67336/
Kohoue67318/
Kahoue67299/
Kej67256/
Khouye67242/
Kouihe67118/
Kohues6788/
Koijee6772/
Keyhoe6766/
Kouehe6766/
Khoyee6744/
Koľ6739/
Khojeh6737/
Kouhie6735/
Koyess6734/
Khayoe6732/
Kojihe6727/
Koî6726/
Kouyeh6725/
Koyier6724/
Khojie6723/
Khoher6712/
Koiyea6711/
Kouied6710/
Khouie678/
Khoues678/
Kojieh677/
Khoeij676/
Kooher676/
Koherr675/
Khooei674/
Kouies674/
Koesch673/
Khaoue673/
Kohheh673/
Kouyep673/
Kojjeh673/
Khouhe672/
Kojeth672/
Koiyes672/
Khooie672/
Kaouhe672/
Keî672/
Kouyed672/
Koohei672/
Khoiee671/
Khuohe671/
Koeova671/
Koiess671/
Koieth671/
Kooyes671/
Koetch671/
Geekoe671/
Koiyee671/
Ckooey671/
Kouyoe671/
Khoeie671/
Khoyie671/
Kaooee671/
Koojie671/
Kohehe671/
Koehie671/
Kouhee671/
Koĺ671/
Koyjeh671/
Koujeh671/
Kouyet671/
Kooech671/
Kkoech671/
Khojet671/
Kuo'er671/
Khooea671/
Khoehe671/
Kojies671/
Kooyee671/
Khoech671/
Keheoe670/
Koetcz670/
Koejhe670/
Koheet670/
Koaghe670/

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