Kogah Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Kogah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 46 | 1:3,850,930 | 110,272 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Kogah (15) may also be a first name.
Kogah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kogah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kogah (Arabic: كوقه) is most common in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kogah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,460,878th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname Kogah is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kogah reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kogah is also the 2,900,335th most common forename throughout the world. It is borne by 15 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 3,850,930. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Taraba, where 35 percent are found, Kano, where 20 percent are found and Kaduna, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Kogah is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 15 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kogah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kogah in the Arabic language | ||
| كوقه | kwqh | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kogah
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