Kogun Surname

109,353rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kogun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kogun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan4,0091:31,8893,056
Russia751:1,921,641121,498
Nigeria491:3,615,158105,602
Turkey481:1,621,28061,377
Israel341:251,69522,987
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kogun (25) may also be a first name.

Kogun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kogun (Russian: Когунь) is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kogun? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 109,353rd most widespread surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,712,299 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Kogun live; 94 percent live in East Asia and 94 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 2,136,160th most numerous given name throughout the world. It is borne by 25 people.

Kogun is most commonly held in Japan, where it is held by 4,009 people, or 1 in 31,889. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Kanagawa Prefecture, where 35 percent are found, Shizuoka Prefecture, where 18 percent are found and Saitama Prefecture, where 18 percent are found. Barring Japan it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 2 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Kogun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kogun last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koygun91602/
Kongun91223/
Kocgun9146/
Kogune919/
Kogoun912/
Kogunh911/
Kohgun911/
Khongun8357/
Kongoun8328/
Konghun837/
Konggun836/
Kongaun834/
Kougoun832/
Kogueun831/
Kogoune831/
Kogon80367/
Kugun80205/
Kegun8039/
Cogun8020/
Kagun8018/
Khonghun7728/
Khongaun777/
Kogunova776/
Khongoun772/
Cosgun73789/
Kangun7369/
Kungun7366/
Coggun7352/
Cocgun7338/
Kagune7338/
Kuygun7335/
Kagoun738/
Khagun736/
Cokgun734/
Koghon733/
Kougon732/
Kocgün732/
Kegoun732/
Kaghun732/
Kaagun731/
Kagunh731/
Kokgon731/
Kuhgun731/
Kagaun731/
Keghun731/
Kehgun731/
Khugun731/
Kagund731/
Coygun731/
Cogaun730/
Keegun730/
Kanggun679/
Kogutem677/
Kanghun676/
Kangoun676/
Kaagune675/
Khungun674/
Keghuun674/
Coughun674/
Kangaun671/
Kangunh671/
Cougaun671/
Kagutin671/

Kogun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kogun in the Russian language
Когуньkogun-

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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
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  • 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 Kogun
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