Kokah Surname
Approximately 559 people bear this surname
Kokah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Nigeria | 47 | 1:3,768,995 | 108,818 |
| Liberia | 14 | 1:314,895 | 17,893 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Kokah (459) may also be a first name.
Kokah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kokah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kokah (Arabic: كوخ) occurs in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kokah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kokah is the 565,867th most frequently used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 13,036,755 people. The last name Kokah is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kokah live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 58 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kokah is also the 398,330th most numerous forename internationally, held by 459 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is borne by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Excluding Ghana Kokah occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 38 percent reside and Nigeria, where 8 percent reside.
Kokah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kokah has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kokah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kokah in the Arabic language | ||
| كوخ | kwkh | - |
| كوكه | kwkh | - |
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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 Kokah
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