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

The last name Kosz is found most frequently in Poland. It may also appear in the variant forms: Kósz. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kosz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 284,627th most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 5,390,197 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Kosz reside; 93 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 89 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is held by 1,208 people, or 1 in 31,464. Excluding Poland this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 3 percent are found and Romania, where 3 percent are found.

Kosz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kosz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kosz last name rose 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kosz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kosz last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with 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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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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