Koshu Surname
Approximately 692 people bear this surname
Koshu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 642 | 1:199,134 | 8,973 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Koshu (3,849) may also be a first name.
Koshu Demographics
Average Koshu Salary in
United States
$16,958 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Koshu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koshu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Koshu (Hindi: कोशू, Marathi: कोशु, Russian: Кошу) is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Koshu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 481,560th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 10,531,136 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Koshu are found; 93 percent are found in East Asia and 93 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 113,206th most common forename globally, held by 3,849 people.
The surname is most widespread in Japan, where it is held by 642 people, or 1 in 199,134. In Japan Koshu is primarily found in: Yamagata Prefecture, where 26 percent reside, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 12 percent reside and Fukuoka Prefecture, where 11 percent reside. Not including Japan this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Koshu Last Name Statistics demography
Koshu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.7% less than the national average, earning $16,958 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Koshu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Koshu in the Marathi language | ||
| कोशु | kosu | 70 |
| कोशू | kosu | 20 |
| कोसु | kosu | 10 |
| Koshu in the Hindi language | ||
| कोशू | kosu | 50 |
| कोशु | kosu | 50 |
| Koshu in the Russian language | ||
| Кошу | kosu | - |
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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 Koshu
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