Koshkar Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kazakhstan
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Koshkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koshkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kazakhstan741:238,95321,276
Russia291:4,969,761222,297
Belarus161:593,81652,198
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Koshkar (23) may also be a first name.

Koshkar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Koshkar (Georgian: კოშკარ, Russian: Кошкар) is carried by more people in Kazakhstan than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koshkar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,565,797th most common surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Koshkar live; 56 percent live in Central Asia and 56 percent live in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 23 people.

It is most commonly used in Kazakhstan, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 238,953. In Kazakhstan Koshkar is most numerous in: South Kazakhstan Region, where 84 percent live, Astana, where 14 percent live and Karaganda Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Kazakhstan Koshkar exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 22 percent live and Belarus, where 12 percent live.

Koshkar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Koshkar surname is chiefly Sunni (50%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

Koshkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Koshkar in the Georgian language
კოშკარkoshkar-
Koshkar in the Russian language
Кошкарkoskar-

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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
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  • 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 Koshkar
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