Kogh Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Kogh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kogh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Kogh (20) may also be a first name.

Kogh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kogh (Marathi: कोघ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kogh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kogh is the 2,843,861st most widely held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name Kogh occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Kogh live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name globally, borne by 20 people.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 5,904,759. In Nigeria Kogh is mostly found in: Benue, where 80 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 17 percent reside and Kaduna, where 3 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Kogh occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 19 percent reside and Brazil, where 13 percent reside.

Kogh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kogh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kogh last name declined 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kogh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kough891,353/
Koogh8910/
Koegh8910/
Khogh897/
Koigh890/
Kog86963/
Kokh756,110/
Koog75207/
Kohk75110/
Kosg7563/
Kogg7563/
Kagh7543/
Kugh7540/
Khog7534/
Koug7523/
Kohg7513/
Cogh756/
Kohc754/
Qogh753/
Kokg752/
Kgog752/
Kqog752/
Koig752/
Kojg752/
Kogp751/
Koxh751/
Qkog751/
Hkog751/
Kkog751/
Kogc751/
Kogk751/
Koeg751/
Kcog751/
Khoshgh73101/
Kauough731/
Keheogh730/
Kogue671,278/
Khokh67697/
Cough67291/
Kochk67169/
Kaagh6785/
Kochx6761/
Khoog6739/
Kokhe6735/
Kohke6724/
Koukh6720/
Khagh6720/
Kookh6716/
Kohuk6715/
Kohkh679/
Koksh674/
Kochc674/
Kokht673/
Keugh672/
Kohcs672/
Kocch672/
Kohks672/
Khojg672/
Koicg672/
Khugh671/
Khogg671/
Khuog671/
Kochq671/
Kouhg671/
Kkogc671/
Kkogg671/
Kohyk671/
Kaugh671/
Kgakh671/
Quogh670/
Kagsh670/

Kogh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kogh in the Marathi language
कोघkogha-

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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 Kogh
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