Kosz Surname

284,627th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Kosz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kosz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,2081:31,4644,816
Austria401:212,88626,249
Romania341:590,52642,844
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Hungary181:545,34933,535
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
England21:27,859,030389,889
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Kósz (152) are calculated separately.

Kosz Last Name Facts

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

Kosz is more frequently found in Poland than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Kósz. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kosz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kosz is the 284,627th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 5,390,197 people. The last name Kosz is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Kosz are found; 93 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 89 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Kosz is most widespread in Poland, where it is borne by 1,208 people, or 1 in 31,464. Barring Poland this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 3 percent reside and Romania, where 3 percent reside.

Kosz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kosz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kosz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kosz surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kosz earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 50.22% less than the national average, earning 172,264 kr per year and in United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kósz92152/
Koosz89100/
Koszt8960/
Koisz8952/
Kousz8928/
Kosze896/
Khosz892/
Kojsz892/
Kosrz891/
Kossz891/
Kos8631,541/
Koz861,255/
Koçsız8013/
Khoszp801/
Kose7512,598/
Koss7511,316/
Kusz755,524/
Kosh753,887/
Koos753,707/
Kozh752,845/
Kois751,636/
Korz75979/
Kohs75708/
Koes75500/
Kous75466/
Khos75402/
Koiz75369/
Kocz75339/
Kouz75330/
Kojs75320/
Kosc75292/
Kosť75226/
Kasz75132/
Kúsz75109/
Koys7572/
Kosx7545/
Khoz7536/
Küsz7525/
Kohz7521/
Kooz7514/
Kuos7513/
Kozs756/
Kász755/
Koez754/
Kozz754/
Kosp753/
Koyz752/
Kkos751/
Cosz751/
Hkos751/
Kgos751/
Qkoz751/
Kqoz751/
Koïs751/
Koxz751/
Kkoz751/
Kuoz750/
Koszowa736/
Khosh6752,303/
Khose679,758/
Kosse674,246/
Kosch673,228/
Koush671,920/
Koshe671,275/
Kohtz67789/
Koose67440/
Koths67385/
Khoos67296/
Koutz67288/
Kotsh67244/
Kotts67201/
Kohus67178/
Khouz67178/
Kouss67170/
Kouse67145/
Khous67107/
Koost6783/
Koosh6781/
Kausz6780/
Koudz6773/
Koiss6751/
Kohts6741/
Koucz6734/
Kusze6732/
Koise6731/
Koish6730/
Kourz6726/
Koust6723/
Koehs6722/
Gkois6722/
Khois6721/
Koess6721/
Koesh6720/
Khosp6719/
Khoss6715/
Koysh6711/
Kozce679/
Koïss679/
Koohs678/
Kodse678/
Kooss678/
Khoiz678/
Kajsz678/
Kozst678/
Kuisz677/
Koicz675/
Koshh675/
Koist674/
Khoes674/
Koezz674/
Khasz673/
Kotcz673/
Katsz673/
Gkosh672/
Gkose672/
Khorz672/
Kaász672/
Koyse672/
Kohsd671/
Kohsh671/
Kushz671/
Kusrz671/
Kozcz671/
Hkoes671/
Kashz671/
Khooz671/
Khojs671/
Khosd671/
Kkose671/
Kkosh671/
Kkouz671/
Koczt671/
Koyzh671/
Korzs671/
Kouzh671/
'Kose671/
Ckoez671/
Kouzz671/
Khozs671/
Qkohz671/
Ckozh671/
Cuosz671/
Kuozx671/
Gkqoz671/
Hkusz671/
Kothz671/
Kohds671/
Khosc671/
Kooys670/
Kuost670/
Kossh670/
Koorz670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kosz
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