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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 most common in The United States. It may also appear as: Kõss, Kóss or Košš. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

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

The surname is the 45,826^th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 644,004 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Koss are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Koss is also the 580,229^th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 238 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 6,860 people, or 1 in 52,837. In The United States Koss is mostly found in: Michigan, where 13 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 10 percent reside and Illinois, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name is found 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 incidence of Koss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Koss last name 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 devotion of those bearing the Koss surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (95%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Koss last name are 3.05% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.18% registered to vote for 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.