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 last name Kogh (Marathi: कोघ) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Kogh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kogh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,843,861st most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Kogh are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kogh is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 20 people.

The last name Kogh is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 5,904,759. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 80 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 17 percent reside and Kaduna, where 3 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 19 percent reside and Brazil, where 13 percent reside.

Kogh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kogh has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kogh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly 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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