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
Koshu (Hindi: कोशू, Marathi: कोशु, Russian: Кошу) occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Koshu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 481,560th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 10,531,136 people. The last name Koshu occurs mostly 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 commonly used forename worldwide. It is borne by 3,849 people.
This last name is most common in Japan, where it is carried by 642 people, or 1 in 199,134. In Japan Koshu is mostly concentrated in: Yamagata Prefecture, where 26 percent live, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 12 percent live and Fukuoka Prefecture, where 11 percent live. Apart from Japan this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
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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