Kogo Surname

19,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,747 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kogo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kogo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan11,8981:10,7451,447
Kenya11,5481:3,999584
Burkina Faso2,6251:6,991722
Benin4831:21,3992,861
Togo4201:17,2575,159
Ivory Coast3711:62,1873,621
Nigeria3101:571,42827,680
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Niger1741:110,2994,409
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Papua New Guinea1041:78,40110,308
Russia811:1,779,297115,341
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Cameroon651:319,52429,358
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Belarus131:730,85159,297
France121:5,535,227269,324
England121:4,643,172139,951
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Georgia61:624,25819,750
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Kogo (1,513) may also be a first name.

Kogo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kogo (Marathi: कोगो, Russian: Кого) is held by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kogo.

How Common Is The Last Name Kogo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 19,123rd most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 253,506 people. The last name Kogo is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Kogo live; 41 percent live in East Asia and 41 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Kogo is also the 199,714th most frequently used first name globally, held by 1,513 people.

The last name Kogo is most commonly held in Japan, where it is carried by 11,898 people, or 1 in 10,745. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Chiba Prefecture, where 68 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 5 percent are found. Besides Japan it exists in 53 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 40 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 9 percent are found.

Kogo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (99%) in Kenya.

In The United States Kogo are 31.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 84.62% registered to vote for the party.

Kogo earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.15% more than the national average, earning $46,235 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kongo8940,990/
Kogou891,355/
Kogoj89937/
Kgogo89418/
Kogoh89177/
Kougo8997/
Kogoy8992/
Kogoi8938/
Koego8933/
Koigo8927/
Kogho8924/
Kogoa8922/
Kuogo8921/
Khogo8914/
Kohgo8911/
Koogo896/
Kogoï891/
Kokgo891/
Koygo891/
Koungo80486/
Kongoi80457/
Khongo80255/
Kgoogo80194/
Kongou80141/
Kougou80122/
Kongho8083/
Koingo8042/
Kogout8036/
Gkogou8035/
Kohgou8029/
Kongoy8022/
Kuongo8021/
Kong'o8016/
Koigou8015/
Kogoyh8014/
Koongo8011/
Koghou8010/
Kougoh807/
Kogoyz806/
Ko'ngo806/
Kogoys805/
Konggo805/
Kogoyp804/
Kogooa803/
Kogojh802/
Kkongo802/
Kongoo802/
Kongoï802/
Kogoyd801/
Koogho801/
Kohngo801/
Kougho801/
Kosgou801/
Gkogos801/
Kuogoh801/
K'Ogot801/
Kon'go801/
Koigoi801/
Kokgho801/
Koggoh801/
Kogooh801/
Khogho801/
Koga75133,368/
Kago7515,267/
Cogo759,186/
Kugo752,321/
Kego75377/
Kägo75262/
Qogo751/
Koungou731,127/
Khongho7387/
Koughou7312/
Kogoaya738/
Konghoy736/
Kongooh732/
Konghoi732/
Khongoi731/
Koshgoo731/
Khougho731/
Konghoh731/
Koungho731/
Konghou731/
Kongooy731/
Congo6772,424/
Konga6734,693/
Kango6710,357/
Cougo67923/
Kagoo67782/
Cuogo67539/
Kungo67452/
Kouga67406/
Coego67362/
Khoga67348/
Kugot67288/
Khoshgou67267/
Cogoi67246/
Cogoy67220/
Kagou67211/
Kagoi67170/
Kogaa67150/
Kagoa6797/
Cogot6795/
Kogga6791/
Kogha6784/
Coggo6767/
Kogah6761/
Kohga6757/
Kgoga6757/
Kaugo6756/
Koega6747/
Kaggo6739/
Khago6736/
Kooga6736/
Cogho6723/
Keugo6723/
Khoshgoo6720/
Kagoh6720/
Koiga6714/
Cogos6713/
Kagoy6712/
Kaago6711/
Kegoh6710/
Kongó679/
Kugop679/
Kuoga678/
Kongooyi678/
Kaego678/
Kugod677/
Cogoh677/
Kegoi676/
Kagot676/
Keego675/
Kugoh674/
Kahgo674/
Gcogo674/
Cogou673/
Kuigo673/
Kagoj672/
Cogoj672/
Kokga672/
Cogop671/
Cogoo671/
Khoongoi671/
Khoushgo671/
Kakgo671/
Kogót671/
Kogaï671/
Käggo671/
Kľago671/
Kouhngou671/
Kuhgo671/
Kuggo671/
Khonghoi671/
Khonghoy671/
Khego671/
Kaïgo671/
Cosgo670/

Kogo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kogo in the Marathi language
कोगोkogo-
Kogo in the Russian language
Когоkogo-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kogo
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