Kogoshi Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kogoshi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kogoshi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1211:437,53430,427
Japan31:42,614,76459,022

Kogoshi Last Name Facts

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

Kogoshi is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kogoshi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,620,164th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. The last name Kogoshi is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kogoshi reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 437,534. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kigoma Region, where 99 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Japan, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kogosi926/
Kogushi862,298/
Kagoshi864/
Kogashi862/
Kogossi861/
Kongosi861/
Kangoshi808/
Kongoshe802/
Koogashi801/
Kagosi77620/
Kogosa7718/
Kegosi772/
Kogesi771/
Kogoxi771/
Kugosi771/
Kongoussi752/
Kougoussi751/
Khongoshe751/
Koguchi7121,358/
Kogachi71484/
Kegeshi71167/
Kagosha71109/
Cogossi7161/
Kogiesi7135/
Kakgosi7117/
Kageshi7116/
Kongasi7110/
Kogatsi715/
Kongose714/
Kekgosi714/
Kongoci713/
Kagushi712/
Kagashi712/
Kogoysa712/
Khagosi711/
Kongusi711/
Kagousi711/
Kagossi711/
Kangosi711/
Kugosai711/
Kogoche711/
Kangashi67155/
Koiguchi6793/
Kohguchi6781/
Kouguchi674/
Khagushi672/
Khongasi671/
Khangosi671/
Gkoukgousis671/
Konghasi671/
Kagatshi671/
Congoshe671/
Kugotsoi671/
Kooguchi671/

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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 Kogoshi
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