Kogu Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kogu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kogu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea611:133,66718,337
Japan531:2,412,15630,150
Austria91:946,15970,786
India81:95,883,173728,828
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kogu (157) may also be a first name.

Kogu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kogu (Marathi: कोगु, Russian: Когу) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Kogu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kogu? popularity and diffusion

Kogu is the 1,398,030th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 46 percent of Kogu reside; 40 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 39 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 732,696th most frequently held forename at a global level. It is borne by 157 people.

The last name Kogu is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 133,667. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: East Sepik, where 39 percent are found, Western, where 38 percent are found and West Sepik, where 20 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea Kogu exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 34 percent are found and Austria, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kongu891,604/
Kogou891,355/
Koggu8922/
Koigu8921/
Kogux8911/
Koguz899/
Koogu897/
Kougu895/
Koguh892/
Khogu892/
Koguś891/
Kongou80141/
Kougou80122/
Koguch8046/
Kogout8036/
Gkogou8035/
Kogutt8034/
Kohgou8029/
Koigou8015/
Kong'u8010/
Koghou8010/
Kongau809/
Koigau808/
Kocguz804/
Konghu803/
Konggu803/
Khogau802/
Khongu802/
Kuongu801/
Kogush801/
Koogau801/
Koungu801/
Koughu801/
Koggut801/
Kogueu801/
Kogusz801/
Koguth801/
Kohgup801/
Kosgou801/
Kagu7511,531/
Kegu75757/
Kägu75231/
Kugu75201/
Cogu752/
Koungou731,127/
Konghui7357/
Koughou7312/
Konghou731/
Kongheu731/
Konghau731/
Kungu6716,088/
Kangu675,260/
Kogoe671,795/
Khoshgou67267/
Cogut67259/
Kagou67211/
Kaugu6767/
Kaguu6746/
Kegau6724/
Kagau6717/
Kaagu6715/
Khagu6712/
Cogus6712/
Kaggu6710/
Keegu675/
Keugu674/
Kaghu674/
Cogou673/
Congu673/
Kógus672/
Kaguh672/
Kooghuis672/
Kouhngou671/
Khonghuy671/
Keggu671/
Kugau671/
Kuggu671/
Kugud671/
Kuguu671/
Kuugu671/

Kogu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kogu in the Marathi language
कोगुkogu73.33
कोगूkogu26.67
Kogu in the Russian language
Когуkogu-

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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 Kogu
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