Koskina Surname

259,194th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,517 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Koskina Surname User-submission:

This is an occupational surname (like Smith, Potter, etc.) of Greek origin. The word 'koskino' means 'sieve' in Greek. The surname Koskinas ('siever') denotes someone who either makes sieves or operates one (e.g., in a mill).

Koskina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece7401:14,9732,051
Russia5881:245,10726,087
Latvia1181:17,3732,568
Kazakhstan191:930,65856,702
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
England41:13,929,515290,718
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Koškina (31) & Koşkina (4) are calculated separately.

Koskina Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is an occupational surname (like Smith, Potter, etc.) of Greek origin. The word 'koskino' means 'sieve' in Greek. The surname Koskinas ('siever') denotes someone who either makes sieves or operates one (e.g., in a mill).

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Koskina Last Name Facts

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

Koskina (Russian: Коскина) is found most in Greece. It may also appear as: Koškina or Koşkina. Click here for further potential spellings of Koskina.

How Common Is The Last Name Koskina? popularity and diffusion

The last name Koskina is the 259,194th most numerous family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,803,920 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Koskina live; 50 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 49 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The last name Koskina is most frequent in Greece, where it is borne by 740 people, or 1 in 14,973. In Greece Koskina is mostly concentrated in: Attica, where 45 percent live, Ionian Islands, where 16 percent live and Central Macedonia, where 12 percent live. Other than Greece this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 39 percent live and Latvia, where 8 percent live.

Koskina Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (96%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Koskina surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Koskina earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.51% more than the national average, earning $50,703 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koškina9531/
Koşkina954/
Koshkina9338,047/
Koskinas931,583/
Kotskina931/
Kosckina931/
Kosjkina931/
Koskaina931/
Koskin92755/
Khotskina8842/
Khoshkina888/
Koschkina885/
Koshkinaa881/
Koshkin8615,434/
Kaskina86202/
Koskyna86161/
Kozkina86151/
Kuskina8682/
Kotskin8610/
Kodskin867/
Koskino866/
Koszkin866/
Kkoskin864/
Keskina863/
Koçkina863/
Khoskin862/
Koskena862/
Kočkina862/
Coskina861/
Koshkinova8252/
Koshshkina821/
Koshchkina821/
Kochkina807,918/
Kashkina802,380/
Koshkyna80910/
Khoshkin80312/
Kushkina80242/
Khaskina8082/
Koschkin8025/
Koushkin8021/
Coskinas8019/
Khotskin8013/
Kutskina8010/
Keshkina809/
Kotškina808/
Keskinay807/
Katskina802/
Kočkinas802/
Koshkino801/
Koshkkin801/
Koskinos801/
Kotsckin801/
Koskienė801/
Kaskin77912/
Koskyn77161/
Kozkin77132/
Koçkin7733/
Coskin7717/
Kočkin7711/
Kosken7710/
Koškin777/
Kaskinova75573/
Koskenova75118/
Khushkina7561/
Khashkina7543/
Khoshkink7535/
Koshchina7529/
Khochkina7522/
Kaushkina7520/
Kaeshkina7512/
Kotchkina7512/
Khotskyna754/
Khasskina753/
Koshchkin753/
Katshkina751/
Kkushkina751/
Kuschkina751/
Koshknova751/
Koshshkin751/
Kuishkina751/
Kotschkin751/
Kashkin712,330/
Kuzkina711,574/
Koshkyn71757/
Khaskin71153/
Kuskyna71124/
Kashkinova7172/
Koschin7153/
Kozkyna7136/
Khoshkn7129/
Koshkenova7126/
Kaszkin7126/
Kotškin7119/
Kaskyna7117/
Koshken719/
Koskeno715/
Koshkynova715/
Khaushkina713/
Koshkim712/
Katskin712/
Koczkin712/
Kotskyn712/
Kazkina711/
Khozkin711/
Kosckim711/
Kaškina711/
Khoshchkin711/
Kuşkina711/
Kouzkin711/
Caskina711/
Kuchkina671,201/
Kachkina67756/
Kochkyna67539/
Kashkyna67203/
Khashkin67172/
Caskinah67166/
Khoshken67117/
Kushkyna6763/
Coschina6737/
Khaskyna6735/
Kaushkin6724/
Koshchin6721/
Khatskin6720/
Causkina6718/
Khochkin6714/
Khaskind675/
Kutskyna675/
Kotchkin674/
Khotskyn674/
Kaschkin671/
Khasskin671/
Kashckin671/
Khoshkim671/
Qashkina671/
Koiseken671/
Qoskn671/

Koskina Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Koskina in the Russian language
Коскинаkoskina-

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