Kokesh Surname
Approximately 2,511 people bear this surname
Kokesh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 1,037 | 1:8,527 | 1,624 |
| Syria | 765 | 1:25,230 | 1,719 |
| United States | 592 | 1:612,262 | 49,664 |
| Palestine | 56 | 1:81,229 | 6,373 |
| Lebanon | 31 | 1:181,841 | 8,070 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Kokesh (65) may also be a first name.
Kokesh Demographics
Kokesh Political Affiliation
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Kokesh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kokesh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kokesh (Hindi: कोकेश, Marathi: कोकेश, Russian: Кокеш) occurs more in Jordan more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Kokesh click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kokesh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kokesh is the 171,460th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,902,248 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Kokesh live; 76 percent live in West Asia and 75 percent live in Levant. It is also the 1,212,820th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, borne by 65 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Jordan, where it is held by 1,037 people, or 1 in 8,527. In Jordan Kokesh is most prevalent in: Amman Governorate, where 80 percent live, Balqa Governorate, where 16 percent live and Zarqa Governorate, where 2 percent live. Barring Jordan it is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 24 percent live.
Kokesh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kokesh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kokesh last name increased 9,867 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kokesh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Kokesh surname is primarily Sunni (94%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Kokesh last name are 11.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.33% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kokesh earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.98% more than the national average, earning $43,574 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.63% less than the national average, earning $40,923 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kokesh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kokesh in the Hindi language | ||
| कोकेश | kokesa | - |
| Kokesh in the Marathi language | ||
| कोकेश | kokesa | 85.71 |
| लोकेश | lokesa | 14.29 |
| Kokesh in the Russian language | ||
| Кокеш | kokes | - |
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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 Kokesh
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