Koos Surname

123,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,707 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Koos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3631:265,92725,042
Germany8951:89,95011,316
South Africa4201:128,99515,120
France2161:307,51346,888
Romania1811:110,92712,433
Hungary1581:62,1286,438
Russia651:2,217,278133,552
Indonesia511:2,593,121151,846
Belgium471:244,60930,321
Luxembourg441:13,1942,619
Sweden441:223,79015,522
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Austria311:274,69131,731
England231:2,422,52489,093
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
China21:683,660,78330,601
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales101:156,8426,008
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1431:351,18026,857

The alternate forms: Kooš (2) are calculated separately.

Koos (31,420) may also be a first name.

Koos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Koos (Russian: Коос) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found as a variant: Kooš. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koos? popularity and diffusion

The last name Koos is the 123,196th most widely held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,965,888 people. The last name Koos is primarily found in Europe, where 47 percent of Koos reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Koos is also the 26,921st most widely held first name in the world, borne by 31,420 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,363 people, or 1 in 265,927. In The United States Koos is mostly found in: California, where 12 percent reside, Illinois, where 10 percent reside and New York, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 45 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 24 percent reside and South Africa, where 11 percent reside.

Koos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Koos has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Koos last name grew 953 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Koos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Koos last name are 15.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.45% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Koos earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 27.75% less than the national average, earning R 171,696 per year; in United States they earn 7.36% more than the national average, earning $46,326 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.52% more than the national average, earning $50,936 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kooš922/
Koose89440/
Khoos89296/
Koosz89100/
Koost8983/
Koosh8981/
Koohs898/
Kooss898/
Kooys890/
Kos8631,541/
Kooths8031/
Koosch8020/
Kootts802/
Koosse802/
Koosce801/
Koot's801/
Kooyst800/
Kose7512,598/
Koss7511,316/
Kosh753,887/
Kois751,636/
Kosz751,352/
Kohs75708/
Koes75500/
Kous75466/
Khos75402/
Kojs75320/
Coos75281/
Kosť75226/
Koys7572/
Kosx7545/
Kooß7530/
Kooz7514/
Kuos7513/
Kozs756/
Qoos755/
Kosp753/
Kkos751/
Hkos751/
Kgos751/
Koïs751/
Koosova732/
Koosová732/
Kootsch732/
Khooshe731/
Khosh6752,303/
Khose679,758/
Coots674,761/
Kosse674,246/
Kosch673,228/
Koush671,920/
Quoos671,326/
Koshe671,275/
Koths67385/
Coose67292/
Kotsh67244/
Kotts67201/
Kohus67178/
Kouss67170/
Kouse67145/
Khous67107/
Koszt6760/
Koisz6752/
Koiss6751/
Kohts6741/
Koise6731/
Koish6730/
Kousz6728/
Koust6723/
Koehs6722/
Gkois6722/
Khois6721/
Koess6721/
Qoosh6721/
Koesh6720/
Khosp6719/
Khoss6715/
Koysh6711/
Koïss679/
Kodse678/
Kozst678/
Kooce677/
Kosze676/
Koshh675/
Koist674/
Khoes674/
Coosh673/
Gkosh672/
Gkose672/
Khosz672/
Kojsz672/
Koyse672/
Qoods672/
Kohsd671/
Kohsh671/
Coojs671/
Coost671/
Cooys671/
Cooss671/
Hkoes671/
Khooz671/
Khojs671/
Khosd671/
Kkose671/
Kkosh671/
Kossz671/
Korzs671/
Qoose671/
'Kose671/
Khozs671/
Kohds671/
Kuost670/
Coosd670/
Kossh670/
Coohs670/

Koos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Koos in the Russian language
Коосkoos-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Koos
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