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

Kogh (Marathi: कोघ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kogh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,843,861st most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Kogh reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kogh is also the 2,446,817th most frequent first name on earth, held by 20 people.

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

Kogh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kogh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kogh surname fell 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kogh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily 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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