Koo Surname

16,598th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Koo Surname User-submission:

It is a surname of Chinese origin.

Cu being a Chinese transliteration of Qiu being the pinyin in Mandarin for 邱.

Other transliterations from the Mandarin are Chiu or Chiou, while Yau or Yao being its Cantonese transliteration.

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Koo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia10,8781:2,711402
United States6,5701:55,1696,581
Saudi Arabia1,9481:15,8402,206
Hong Kong1,5601:4,702231
Singapore1,4041:3,923293
Canada1,3761:26,7773,573
South Korea1,2351:41,490138
Thailand1,0471:67,4678,665
Australia5981:45,1435,669
Mexico5781:214,7515,637
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Mauritius5051:2,561432
China4571:2,991,951381
Peru4081:77,9025,517
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
England3201:174,11915,890
Papua New Guinea2811:29,0173,310
Japan2531:505,31314,504
Indonesia2271:582,59646,553
United Arab Emirates2011:45,5834,611
Panama1901:20,5911,379
Iran1801:426,57026,777
Nigeria1741:1,018,06242,870
New Zealand1731:26,1754,585
Austria1691:50,3877,983
Brazil1651:1,297,42044,380
Cameroon1511:137,54315,369
Philippines1331:761,19074,637
Vietnam1241:747,1461,687
Netherlands1161:145,57922,016
Qatar1091:21,6332,325
Trinidad and Tobago831:16,4332,039
Russia761:1,896,356120,402
France691:962,648108,938
Germany621:1,298,47582,291
India491:15,654,396253,566
Romania461:436,47534,584
Taiwan431:545,2274,074
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Chile321:550,51513,718
Mongolia321:88,2906,105
Spain311:1,508,13046,256
Myanmar251:2,077,519669
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Guam211:7,6251,143
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Guyana151:50,8154,586
Hungary141:701,16338,752
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Costa Rica111:434,5523,937
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Finland91:610,74534,002
Azerbaijan81:1,206,14016,795
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Macau71:85,947463
Wales71:442,07621,198
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Brunei51:83,7461,811
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tonga11:107,313791
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Koo (13,654) may also be a first name.

Koo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a surname of Chinese origin.

Cu being a Chinese transliteration of Qiu being the pinyin in Mandarin for 邱.

Other transliterations from the Mandarin are Chiu or Chiou, while Yau or Yao being its Cantonese transliteration. Koo and Gu are the Korean ones, Cù and Cu being its Vietnamese transliteration, and as Khoo and Khoe being its Teochew and Hokkien.

- anthonyk

The surname is of Chinese origin, with Qiu being the pinyin for Mandarin. Other transliterations from the Mandarin are Chiu or Chiou, while Yau/Yao being its Cantonese transliteration. Koo and Gu are the Korean ones.

- genesisyau

Koo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Koo (Hindi: कू, Russian: Коо) is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 16,598th most widely held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 217,975 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Koo are found; 41 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 33 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Koo is also the 49,528th most widespread given name at a global level, borne by 13,654 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 10,878 people, or 1 in 2,711. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Selangor, where 29 percent are found, Johor, where 24 percent are found and Perak, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Malaysia it exists in 116 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent are found.

Koo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Koo has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 26,280 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Koo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Koo are 5.04% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.27% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Koo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 40.62% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,259 per year; in South Africa they earn 297.55% more than the national average, earning R 944,724 per year; in United States they earn 29.41% more than the national average, earning $55,838 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.63% more than the national average, earning $62,913 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khoo8647,960/
Kooy863,153/
Kooß8630/
Kooa864/
Kooj864/
Kooe864/
Kkoo862/
Kooš862/
Ckoo861/
Ko801,025,769/
Kooij754,583/
Khooe75287/
Khooa75248/
Koosz75100/
Koost7583/
Kooyi7562/
Koohy7541/
Kqooe7515/
Kooha7512/
Koohs758/
Kooss758/
Khooj754/
Kooie752/
Koopp752/
Kooii751/
Kooys750/
Koopf750/
Kou67412,508/
Kho67121,119/
Koh6792,528/
Kuo6723,523/
Koi6723,049/
Koy6718,752/
Koe6712,332/
Koa678,262/
Koj676,555/
Coo673,214/
Koş672,973/
Koï671,814/
Koß67973/
Cko67133/
Qoo67123/
Koňová6797/
Khooha6762/
Koľová6747/
Kgo6746/
Khooch6746/
Koľ6739/
Kouowa6735/
Kooths6731/
Koî6726/
Kko6723/
Koyowa6720/
Kohova6719/
Kozowa6713/
Hko6713/
Gko6712/
Kco6711/
Koś679/
Koć677/
Kuohou676/
Kqo676/
Kootts672/
Kojowa672/
Khooie672/
Qko672/
Koot's671/
Koyova671/
Koiová671/
Koĺ671/
Koyová671/
Koottz670/
Kooyst670/
Koohtz670/

Koo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Koo in the Hindi language
कूku89.08
Koo in the Russian language
Кооkoo-

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