Koshkin Surname

34,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Koshkin Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from the Russian word koshka, meaning 'cat'.

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Koshkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia14,6571:9,8331,342
Belarus2751:34,5495,980
Kazakhstan1991:88,85710,186
United States1161:3,124,646180,867
Uzbekistan601:515,48611,776
Kyrgyzstan361:165,90717,348
Transnistria121:39,5586,116
Azerbaijan101:964,91214,691
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Georgia71:535,07818,425
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
England31:18,572,686338,250
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Koshkin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from the Russian word koshka, meaning 'cat'. It is a patronymic-style surname meaning 'belonging to the cat' or 'of the cat's family,' hence designating a cat-owner.

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Koshkin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Koshkin (Georgian: კოშკინ, Russian: Кошкин) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koshkin? popularity and diffusion

Koshkin is the 34,343rd most common family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 472,175 people. Koshkin occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Koshkin are found; 74 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 73 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most common in Russia, where it is held by 14,657 people, or 1 in 9,833. In Russia Koshkin is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 8 percent live, Kirov Oblast, where 6 percent live and Tver Oblast, where 5 percent live. Other than Russia Koshkin exists in 31 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 2 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent live.

Koshkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (89%) in Belarus, Orthodox (83%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Koshkin last name are 2.2% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 48.97% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Koshkin earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 66.67% more than the national average, earning $71,916 USD per year and in Canada they earn 81.78% more than the national average, earning $90,312 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koshkina9338,047/
Khoshkin93312/
Koschkin9325/
Koushkin9321/
Koshkkin931/
Koskin92755/
Khoshkink8835/
Khoshkina888/
Koschkina885/
Koshchkin883/
Koshshkin881/
Kotschkin881/
Kashkin862,330/
Koskina861,517/
Koshkyn86757/
Kushkin86274/
Koschin8653/
Keshkin8633/
Khoshkn8629/
Kotskin8610/
Koshken869/
Kodskin867/
Koszkin866/
Kkoskin864/
Khoskin862/
Koshkim862/
Koshkinova8252/
Koshshkina821/
Khoshchkin821/
Kashkina802,380/
Koshkyna80910/
Kushkina80242/
Khashkin80172/
Khoshken80117/
Khushkin8085/
Kaushkin8024/
Koshchin8021/
Khochkin8014/
Khotskin8013/
Kaeshkin806/
Kotchkin804/
Kaschkin801/
Kheshkin801/
Kashckin801/
Kkushkin801/
Kosckina801/
Kudshkin801/
Khoshkim801/
Kuschkin801/
Kotsckin801/
Koskienė801/
Keskin77188,036/
Kaskin77912/
Kuskin77317/
Koskyn77161/
Kozkin77132/
Koçkin7733/
Coskin7717/
Kočkin7711/
Kosken7710/
Koškin777/
Khushkina7561/
Khashkina7543/
Kaushkina7520/
Kotschken759/
Khoshchin758/
Kutschkin756/
Khaushkin753/
Kashshkin751/
Kkushkina751/
Kuschkina751/
Koshknova751/
Kuishkina751/
Kashchkin751/
Kuchkin711,484/
Kachkin71917/
Kochkyn71471/
Kaskina71202/
Koskyna71161/
Kashkyn71156/
Khaskin71153/
Kozkina71151/
Kuskina7182/
Kashkinova7172/
Kushkyn7158/
Kushkinova7148/
Koškina7131/
Koshkenova7126/
Kaszkin7126/
Kotškin7119/
Coschin7116/
Kutskin7115/
Kashken717/
Koshkynova715/
Kozchin714/
Koşkina714/
Khaushkina713/
Khuskin713/
Koçkina713/
Katskin712/
Koczkin712/
Kotskyn712/
Khozkin711/
Kosckim711/
Kuszkin711/
Kouzkin711/
Coskina711/
Cochkin711/
Keeskin710/
Kashkyna67203/
Kuskienė6796/
Khaskina6782/
Kushkyna6763/
Kushchin6727/
Khatskin6720/
Khachkin6715/
Kashchin6714/
Katchkin6712/
Khaschin6711/
Khaskind675/
Khochkyn675/
Khotskyn674/
Khuchkin673/
Khasskin671/
Kuchckin671/
Qashkina671/
Koiseken671/
Qoskn671/

Koshkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Koshkin in the Georgian language
კოშკინkoshkin66.67
კოშკინიkoshkini33.33
Koshkin in the Russian language
Кошкинkoskin-

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