Koshchey Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Koshchey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koshchey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia991:1,455,788100,531
Belarus101:950,10668,851

Koshchey Last Name Facts

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

Koshchey is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Koshchey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Koshchey is the 1,755,741st most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Koshchey are found; 64 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 64 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Koshchey is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 1,455,788. In Russia Koshchey is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 16 percent are found, Omsk Oblast, where 10 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 9 percent are found. Other than Russia Koshchey occurs in one country. It is also found in Belarus, where 9 percent are found.

Koshchey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Koshchey last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

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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 Koshchey
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