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

Koss (Marathi: कोस, Russian: Косс) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Kõss, Kóss or Košš. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

Koss is the 45,826^th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 644,004 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Koss reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 580,229^th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 238 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 6,860 people, or 1 in 52,837. In The United States it is most numerous in: Michigan, where 13 percent live, Wisconsin, where 10 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States Koss is found in 68 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 10 percent live and Germany, where 9 percent live.

Koss Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Koss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Koss surname rose 1,966 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 2,025 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 260 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Koss Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Koss surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (95%) in Ukraine.

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