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Where Does The Last Name Kos Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Kos (Arabic: كوص, Hindi: कोस, Marathi: कोस) is borne by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Koş, Kós, Koš or Koś. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kos? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 17,567^th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 231,050 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Kos are found; 41 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 31 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 113,867^th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 3,812 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is carried by 7,620 people, or 1 in 4,988. Other than Poland this last name is found in 102 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 17 percent are found and Ukraine, where 9 percent are found.

Kos Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Kos has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kos last name expanded 4,384 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kos Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kos last name is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (59%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kos surname are 1.64% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.59% registered with the political party.

The amount Kos earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 18.14% less than the national average, earning 283,305 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 8.81% less than the national average, earning R 216,708 per year; in United States they earn 1.83% more than the national average, earning $43,939 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.85% more than the national average, earning $52,588 CAD per year.