Koshi Surname
Approximately 13,226 people bear this surname
Koshi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 9,320 | 1:13,717 | 1,734 |
| India | 1,129 | 1:679,420 | 31,790 |
| DR Congo | 944 | 1:78,262 | 9,071 |
| Albania | 292 | 1:9,980 | 1,879 |
| Nigeria | 289 | 1:612,951 | 29,166 |
| United States | 245 | 1:1,479,424 | 101,022 |
| Kosovo | 212 | 1:8,782 | 1,367 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| United Arab Emirates | 177 | 1:51,764 | 5,108 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Cameroon | 72 | 1:288,459 | 27,220 |
| Brazil | 33 | 1:6,487,101 | 155,169 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Russia | 25 | 1:5,764,922 | 242,644 |
| Pakistan | 19 | 1:9,402,310 | 46,838 |
| Cyprus | 14 | 1:63,205 | 6,078 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Greece | 7 | 1:1,582,827 | 88,377 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Serbia | 4 | 1:1,786,237 | 30,138 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1:1,178,801 | 15,876 |
| Congo | 3 | 1:1,663,032 | 27,638 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
Koshi (576,491) may also be a first name.
Koshi Demographics
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Koshi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koshi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Koshi (Hindi: कोशी, Marathi: कोशी, Russian: Коши) is most common in Japan. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Koshi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 39,686th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 551,002 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Koshi reside; 70 percent reside in East Asia and 70 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,732nd most common first name at a global level, held by 576,491 people.
Koshi is most frequent in Japan, where it is carried by 9,320 people, or 1 in 13,717. In Japan it is most common in: Chiba Prefecture, where 13 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 12 percent reside and Nagano Prefecture, where 12 percent reside. Besides Japan this surname is found in 58 countries. It is also common in India, where 9 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.
Koshi Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Koshi surname are 18.83% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72.06% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Koshi earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 27.58% more than the national average, earning $55,048 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.7% less than the national average, earning $37,409 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Koshi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Koshi in the Hindi language | ||
| कोशी | kosi | 95.39 |
| कोषी | kosi | 1.84 |
| कोशि | kosi | 0.92 |
| कोश्ी | kosi | 0.46 |
| Koshi in the Marathi language | ||
| कोशी | kosi | 86.19 |
| कोिश | koisa | 10.48 |
| कोषी | kosi | 1.43 |
| जोशी | josi | 0.57 |
| कॉशी | kosi | 0.38 |
| कोरी | kori | 0.1 |
| Koshi in the Russian language | ||
| Коши | kosi | - |
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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 Koshi
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