Koz Surname

302,457th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Koz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2501:1,449,83699,395
Yemen2211:119,5716,621
Israel1471:58,2157,456
England781:714,33440,171
Iraq731:479,7498,022
Argentina721:593,65942,221
Jordan641:138,1638,155
Ukraine541:843,01383,340
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Syria221:877,3196,367
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Lebanon131:433,62211,952
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Austria111:774,13064,097
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
China21:683,660,78330,601
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202

Koz (109) may also be a first name.

Koz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Koz (Arabic: كوز, Russian: Коз) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Koz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 302,457th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,806,809 people. The last name Koz is primarily found in Asia, where 49 percent of Koz live; 45 percent live in West Asia and 22 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 900,062nd most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 109 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 250 people, or 1 in 1,449,836. In The United States it is most numerous in: Illinois, where 29 percent live, California, where 16 percent live and Ohio, where 11 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 66 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 18 percent live and Israel, where 12 percent live.

Koz Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Koz last name is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Maronite (20%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Koz surname are 5.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.27% being registered with the party.

The amount Koz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.7% less than the national average, earning R 36,360 per year; in United States they earn 23.98% more than the national average, earning $53,498 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.5% less than the national average, earning $40,988 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kotz865,690/
Kozh862,845/
Kosz861,352/
Koiz86369/
Kocz86339/
Kouz86330/
Kodz86220/
Khoz8636/
Kohz8621/
Kooz8614/
Kozs866/
Kozz864/
Koez864/
Koyz862/
Kkoz861/
Qkoz861/
Kqoz861/
Koxz861/
Kuoz860/
Kotze7527,589/
Kohtz75789/
Kootz75655/
Koutz75288/
Koitz75261/
Khouz75178/
Koosz75100/
Koudz7573/
Koszt7560/
Koisz7552/
Koucz7534/
Kousz7528/
Kozce759/
Kozst758/
Khoiz758/
Kosze756/
Koicz755/
Koezz754/
Kotzë753/
Kotcz753/
Khosz752/
Kojsz752/
Khooz751/
Ckoez751/
Kkouz751/
Koczt751/
Koyzh751/
Koztz751/
Kossz751/
Korzs751/
Kouzh751/
Kouzz751/
Khozs751/
Qkohz751/
Kozcz751/
Khodz751/
Ckozh751/
Kuozx751/
Gkqoz751/
Kothz751/
Koç67264,230/
Kos6731,541/
Coz6713,274/
Koc6711,994/
Kuz678,171/
Kaz675,314/
Koş672,973/
Koß67973/
Kozová67713/
Kostrz67542/
Kozova67538/
Koš67153/
Koč6771/
Kozowa6713/
Koçsız6713/
Kohtze6712/
Qoz6711/
Koś679/
Koszcz678/
Koć677/
Khodzh676/
Koutze675/
Kotz'e672/
Kootze671/
Küz671/
Khoszp671/
Kotzce671/
Koottz670/
Koohtz670/

Koz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Koz in the Russian language
Козkoz-
Koz in the Arabic language
كوزkwz-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Koz
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