Kog Surname

372,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 963 people bear this surname

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

Kog Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kog Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea5931:13,7501,301
Belgium1571:73,22711,680
India471:16,320,540259,912
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
England81:6,964,757184,742
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
France21:33,211,361423,184
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Kog (1,824) may also be a first name.

Kog Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kog (Hindi: कोग, Marathi: कॉग, Oriya: େକାଗ) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kog? popularity and diffusion

Kog is the 372,504th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 7,567,545 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 62 percent of Kog reside; 62 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 62 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 178,669th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 1,824 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 593 people, or 1 in 13,750. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Central, where 92 percent reside, National Capital District, where 7 percent reside and Northern, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea Kog exists in 38 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 16 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.

Kog Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kog are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Kog earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.1% less than the national average, earning $26,278 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koog86207/
Kogg8663/
Kosg8663/
Kogh8647/
Khog8634/
Koug8623/
Kohg8613/
Koig862/
Kojg862/
Kqog862/
Kokg862/
Kgog862/
Hkog861/
Kcog861/
Koeg861/
Kogk861/
Kogc861/
Kkog861/
Qkog861/
Kogp861/
Kough751,353/
Kogue751,278/
Khoog7539/
Koegh7510/
Koogh7510/
Khogh757/
Khojg752/
Koicg752/
Kkogc751/
Kkogg751/
Kouhg751/
Khuog751/
Khogg751/
Koigh750/
Kok6792,057/
Koc6711,994/
Kag67590/
Kug67285/
Cog6752/
Kogowa6751/
Kougue6737/
Koq6730/
Qog6724/
Khoshg6715/
Koigke672/
Koogue671/
Kotgue671/
Koygue670/

Kog Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kog in the Hindi language
कोगkoga-
Kog in the Oriya language
େକାଗekaga-
Kog in the Marathi language
कॉगkoga-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kog
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