Kosk Surname

364,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 991 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kosk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kosk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland5701:66,68210,496
Estonia1921:6,884830
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Finland301:183,22315,926
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
India261:29,502,515369,827
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Sweden121:820,56361,223
France111:6,038,429280,838
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Köşk (407) are calculated separately.

Kosk (12) may also be a first name.

Kosk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kosk (Russian: Коск) is carried by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Köşk. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kosk? popularity and diffusion

Kosk is the 364,266th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 7,353,729 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Kosk reside; 59 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 58 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 12 people.

The surname is most common in Poland, where it is carried by 570 people, or 1 in 66,682. Without taking into account Poland Kosk exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Kosk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kosk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kosk last name grew 1,380 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kosk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kosk last name are 31.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.57% registered with the political party.

Kosk earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.71% less than the national average, earning $42,413 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koske896,657/
Koshk89315/
Kosck893/
Khosk891/
Kozsk891/
Kousk891/
Köşk83407/
Khoshk802,841/
Koshke8061/
Kouske8012/
Kooske804/
Koutsk803/
Koushk803/
Koisek802/
Kask754,559/
Kusk751,464/
Kosc75292/
Käsk75115/
Kozk7585/
Kosg7563/
Kosx7545/
Kesk7526/
Cosk753/
Koxk752/
Kosková731,227/
Koskova731,131/
Koschke73350/
Khoshkh7369/
Khoshke7332/
Kooshke731/
Koshshk731/
Keshk6710,019/
Kuske672,731/
Kuusk672,033/
Kashk671,640/
Khask671,447/
Kaske671,420/
Kushk67537/
Koshkova67416/
Kochk67169/
Khusk6769/
Käske6764/
Kousková6754/
Koscs6736/
Kosct6725/
Kouskova6720/
Coske6719/
Koßke676/
Koshchke676/
Kuisk674/
Kossková674/
Kessk674/
Khoskova673/
Koisseke673/
Köske672/
Kuskh671/
Khesk671/
Kesck671/
Kuskt671/
Kosskova671/
Khoshkht671/
Koischke671/
Kočĺk671/
Kozsková671/
Khosc671/
Coosk671/
Coysk671/
Gkoskova671/

Kosk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kosk in the Russian language
Коскkosk-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kosk
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