Kogans Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Kogans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kogans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia591:34,7475,303
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Kogans Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kogans is found most in Latvia. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kogans? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kogans is the 2,483,783rd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kogans live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The surname is most common in Latvia, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 34,747. In Latvia Kogans is most numerous in: Riga Planning Region, where 78 percent reside, Latgale, where 12 percent reside and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Latvia it is found in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kegans83198/
Kagans8345/
Cogans832/
Kogons831/
Keegans77364/
Coogans7798/
Keggans7780/
Coggans7755/
Cougans770/
Coggains711/
Cagans672/
Kaganz671/
Keganz670/
Khaganz6221/
Kaganze621/
Kagance621/
Coggons620/
Caganz500/

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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
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  • 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 Kogans
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