Koskey Surname
Approximately 4,821 people bear this surname
Koskey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4,225 | 1:10,930 | 1,378 |
| United States | 542 | 1:668,743 | 53,351 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
Koskey (609) may also be a first name.
Koskey Demographics
Koskey Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Koskey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koskey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Koskey (Russian: Коскей) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Koskey? popularity and diffusion
It is the 98,359th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,511,625 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Koskey reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Koskey is also the 338,553rd most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 609 people.
It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 4,225 people, or 1 in 10,930. In Kenya Koskey is most numerous in: Kericho County, where 33 percent live, Nakuru County, where 22 percent live and Bomet County, where 18 percent live. Not including Kenya this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.
Koskey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Koskey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 2,710 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Koskey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Koskey last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Koskey are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.33% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Koskey earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.81% more than the national average, earning $44,361 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.06% less than the national average, earning $49,653 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Koskey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Koskey in the Russian language | ||
| Коскей | koskej | - |
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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 Koskey
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