Kokon Surname
Approximately 1,028 people bear this surname
Kokon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 462 | 1:276,719 | 10,678 |
| Papua New Guinea | 215 | 1:37,924 | 4,566 |
| Ivory Coast | 95 | 1:242,855 | 9,751 |
| Indonesia | 70 | 1:1,889,274 | 120,273 |
| Russia | 43 | 1:3,351,699 | 174,427 |
| Belarus | 37 | 1:256,785 | 30,179 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 20 | 1:298,633 | 26,437 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Kokoń (1) are calculated separately.
Kokon (4,311) may also be a first name.
Kokon Demographics
Kokon Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Kokon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kokon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kokon (Marathi: कोकोन, Russian: Кокон) is more frequently found in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Kokoń. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kokon.
How Common Is The Last Name Kokon? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kokon is the 353,999th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,089,052 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 56 percent of Kokon are found; 45 percent are found in East Asia and 45 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 105,353rd most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 4,311 people.
This surname is most widely held in Japan, where it is carried by 462 people, or 1 in 276,719. In Japan Kokon is primarily found in: Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 48 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 14 percent are found and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 10 percent are found. Not including Japan this surname occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 9 percent are found.
Kokon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kokon has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kokon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kokon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kokon in the Marathi language | ||
| कोकोन | kokona | - |
| Kokon in the Russian language | ||
| Кокон | kokon | - |
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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 Kokon
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