Koross Surname
Approximately 574 people bear this surname
Koross Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 545 | 1:84,734 | 7,755 |
| United States | 25 | 1:14,498,357 | 517,445 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Koross (10) may also be a first name.
Koross Demographics
Koross Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Koross Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koross Come From? nationality or country of origin
Koross occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Koross.
How Common Is The Last Name Koross? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 554,992nd most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,696,073 people. Koross is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Koross live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring forename world-wide, borne by 10 people.
It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 545 people, or 1 in 84,734. In Kenya Koross is mostly found in: Trans Nzoia County, where 38 percent reside, Nandi County, where 22 percent reside and Uasin Gishu County, where 21 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.
Koross Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Koross last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Koross surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the party.
Koross earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.31% less than the national average, earning $35,250 USD per year.
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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 Koross
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