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 surname Kogu (Marathi: कोगु, Russian: Когу) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kogu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kogu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kogu is the 1,398,030th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. The last name Kogu is predominantly found in Asia, where 46 percent of Kogu reside; 40 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 39 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Kogu is also the 732,696th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 157 people.

The surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 133,667. In Papua New Guinea Kogu is most frequent in: East Sepik, where 39 percent reside, Western, where 38 percent reside and West Sepik, where 20 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 34 percent reside and Austria, where 6 percent reside.

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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