Kossek Surname

489,550th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 677 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Poland

Kossek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kossek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2771:290,63330,126
Poland2401:158,37022,385
United States671:5,409,835270,257
France161:4,151,420237,746
England151:3,714,537119,675
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Köşşek (240) are calculated separately.

Kossek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kossek (Russian: Коссек) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Köşşek. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kossek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 489,550th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 10,764,470 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Kossek reside; 44 percent reside in Western Europe and 42 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 277 people, or 1 in 290,633. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 46 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 10 percent live and Bavaria, where 8 percent live. Besides Germany Kossek occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 35 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Kossek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kossek surname are 16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 69.23% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kossek earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 9.71% more than the national average, earning $47,339 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50.39% more than the national average, earning $74,717 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koussek92110/
Kossiek9220/
Kosseck9213/
Kosseke924/
Kosek916,401/
Kousseck8617/
Kossieck8611/
Koisseke863/
Kousseke861/
Kosiek831,041/
Kessek83696/
Koshek83271/
Koszek83254/
Köşşek83240/
Kousek83224/
Koseck83215/
Kossik83125/
Kossyk83124/
Kussek8398/
Kosejk8389/
Kosjek8383/
Kassek8352/
Kotsek8349/
Koseak8316/
Koseke836/
Kosseg836/
Koisek832/
Kohsek832/
Koosek831/
Koseuk831/
Koseyk831/
Kosisk831/
Koscek831/
Koseks830/
Kosseková805/
Kossekova804/
Koschek77343/
Kossick77335/
Kasseck7781/
Kohsiek7744/
Kossegg7744/
Kossike7736/
Kesseck7734/
Kosiske7731/
Kossykh7721/
Kasseke7712/
Kosheik779/
Koszeck777/
Koisseg776/
Kousseg772/
Khoseke771/
Kosheek771/
Koshiek771/
Kosieck771/
Kessiek771/
Khoshek771/
Kusseuk771/
Kotseke771/
Koussheikh751/
Kosik736,264/
Kosyk732,865/
Kusek732,400/
Kesek732,016/
Kosec732,006/
Kosík73974/
Kösek73676/
Kocek73513/
Kasek73513/
Küsek73508/
Košek73177/
Cosek7344/
Kósek7311/
Kúsek7310/
Koßek734/
Koseg733/
Käsek731/
Koscheck7192/
Kosekova7154/
Koseková7138/
Koessick718/
Koschzek714/
Khoshekk714/
Koushekh712/
Kosioiek711/
Kohsieck711/
Kossigue711/
Kosskova711/
Kosiecke711/
Kuisseck711/
Kossaike711/
Koisesck711/
Kostchek710/
Kaseke6714,898/
Kosykh679,824/
Koshik672,456/
Koszyk672,338/
Koshyk671,937/
Kosiec671,149/
Cossec671,080/
Kosick67629/
Keshek67312/
Kuseke67266/
Kuszek67229/
Kusiek67229/
Koscik67216/
Kaszek67199/
Kousik67194/
Kassik67188/
Kosike67181/
Kojzek67154/
Kausek67131/
Kosejková6786/
Koshekova6780/
Kassyk6774/
Koszik6738/
Kashek6736/
Kutsek6734/
Kussik6729/
Kesseg6725/
Kozsik6724/
Kussyk6724/
Koscheike6723/
Kascek6721/
Kushek6718/
Katsek6718/
Koczek6716/
Kohsyk6716/
Koscec6715/
Kossig6714/
Kuseck6712/
Koszec6711/
Kosaik6710/
Koschzeck679/
Koscyk679/
Kuscek679/
Kosikh678/
Koušek678/
Koussigue677/
Koszeg676/
Kosischke676/
Kasiek676/
Kossic675/
Kľocek675/
Koosik674/
Kashshekh674/
Kosigk674/
Kessik674/
Kosuik673/
Koocek673/
Kasehk673/
Khosik672/
Kasisk672/
Kossikova672/
Koesik672/
Cossex672/
Kohsik672/
Kosics672/
Kosiks672/
Koçeke672/
Coseck671/
Kasekh671/
Khozek671/
Kazsek671/
Kaseek671/
Koschesks671/
Koseakova671/
Kusesk671/
Kosoik671/
Kozeak671/
Kaseak671/
Khasek671/
Kusseg671/
Kĺocek671/
Kozsík671/
Koßeck671/
Kosejkova671/
Koussegue671/
Kozcek670/
Cussek670/

Kossek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kossek in the Russian language
Коссекkossek-

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