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Where Does The Last Name Koss Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Koss (Marathi: कोस, Russian: Косс) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur as: Kõss, Kóss or Košš. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koss? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Koss is the 45,826^th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 644,004 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Koss reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Koss is also the 580,229^th most widespread given name on earth It is held by 238 people.

The last name Koss is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 6,860 people, or 1 in 52,837. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 13 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 10 percent reside and Illinois, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States it occurs in 68 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 10 percent reside and Germany, where 9 percent reside.

Koss Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Koss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Koss surname increased 1,966 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 2,025 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 260 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Koss Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (95%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Koss surname are 3.05% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.18% being registered with the party.

The amount Koss earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 85.43% more than the national average, earning 641,719 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.67% more than the national average, earning $47,754 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.75% less than the national average, earning $47,820 CAD per year.