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
Average Koross Salary in
United States
$35,250 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Koross Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koross Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Koross is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Koross? popularity and diffusion
Koross is the 554,992nd most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,696,073 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Koross are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 10 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 545 people, or 1 in 84,734. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Trans Nzoia County, where 38 percent are found, Nandi County, where 22 percent are found and Uasin Gishu County, where 21 percent are found. Outside of Kenya it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.
Koross Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Koross surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Koross surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the political 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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