Koshk Surname

862,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Koshk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koshk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran3031:253,40819,033
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Koshk (15) may also be a first name.

Koshk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Koshk (Russian: Кошк) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Koshk? popularity and diffusion

The last name Koshk is the 862,604th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 23,135,066 people. Koshk is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Koshk are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequent given name internationally. It is borne by 15 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Iran, where it is carried by 303 people, or 1 in 253,408. In Iran Koshk is most common in: Tehran Province, where 46 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 17 percent are found and Fars Province, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Iran this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 3 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khoshk912,841/
Koshke9161/
Koushk913/
Kosk89991/
Koschke83350/
Khoshkh8369/
Khoshke8332/
Kooshke831/
Koshshk831/
Keshk8010,019/
Koske806,657/
Kashk801,640/
Kushk80537/
Kochk80169/
Kosck803/
Kousk801/
Kozsk801/
Khosk801/
Koshkova77416/
Koshchke776/
Koischke771/
Khoshkht771/
Khushk737,299/
Khashk73180/
Kushke7321/
Kuschk7321/
Khoshg7315/
Kaushk7315/
Kouske7312/
Kooske734/
Koutsk733/
Koisek732/
Kashke732/
Kuhshk731/
Khoshq731/
Khoshkova7111/
Kojtschke719/
Kask674,559/
Kusk671,464/
Kosková671,227/
Koskova671,131/
Kuschke67992/
Kaschke67419/
Kosc67292/
Käsk67115/
Khoshgh67101/
Kozk6785/
Kosg6763/
Kosx6745/
Kesk6726/
Khashke676/
Kahashk675/
Cosk673/
Koxk672/
Khushkh672/
Khashkh672/
Kaushık671/
Khuishk671/
Khoshgz671/

Koshk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Koshk in the Russian language
Кошкkosk-

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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 Koshk
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