Kogetsu Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kogetsu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kogetsu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan921:1,389,61223,539
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kogetsu (199) may also be a first name.

Kogetsu Last Name Facts

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

Kogetsu occurs most in Japan. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kogetsu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,882,912th most prevalent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. Kogetsu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kogetsu reside; 95 percent reside in East Asia and 95 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 642,605th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 199 people.

It is most common in Japan, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 1,389,612. In Japan Kogetsu is mostly concentrated in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 51 percent reside, Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 21 percent reside and Nagasaki Prefecture, where 16 percent reside. Barring Japan this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kogatsu86110/
Kagetsu8676/
Kosetsu866/
Kangetsu8025/
Kagatsu71114/
Kojitsu7189/
Kasetsu7144/
Kazetsu7125/
Kositsup674/
Kagecu622/
Kegezu621/
Kagechu57274/
Kajitsu5739/
Kozecheu531/
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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 Kogetsu
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