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.

Kogetsu Surname Distribution Map

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

The last name Kogetsu has its highest incidence in Japan. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kogetsu? popularity and diffusion

Kogetsu is the 1,882,912th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kogetsu are found; 95 percent are found in East Asia and 95 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 642,605th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 199 people.

It is most numerous in Japan, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 1,389,612. In Japan Kogetsu is primarily found in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 51 percent are found, Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 21 percent are found and Nagasaki Prefecture, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Japan this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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
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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 Kogetsu
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