Koza Surname
Approximately 26,560 people bear this surname
Koza Surname Definition:
(Czech-Slovakian, Polish) One who takes care of goats; one who is like a goat in some respect.
Koza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 9,755 | 1:3,896 | 411 |
| South Africa | 4,807 | 1:11,271 | 1,404 |
| Japan | 3,335 | 1:38,334 | 3,448 |
| United States | 2,158 | 1:167,961 | 17,012 |
| Turkey | 1,124 | 1:69,236 | 6,467 |
| Germany | 621 | 1:129,638 | 15,793 |
| Ukraine | 618 | 1:73,661 | 10,558 |
| India | 595 | 1:1,289,186 | 50,713 |
| Czechia | 506 | 1:21,015 | 3,225 |
| Zimbabwe | 460 | 1:33,561 | 5,169 |
| Hungary | 360 | 1:27,267 | 3,021 |
| France | 334 | 1:198,870 | 30,934 |
| Canada | 251 | 1:146,795 | 15,033 |
| Russia | 220 | 1:655,105 | 56,611 |
| Austria | 213 | 1:39,979 | 6,421 |
| Slovakia | 174 | 1:30,669 | 5,399 |
| Brazil | 149 | 1:1,436,740 | 48,387 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Serbia | 103 | 1:69,368 | 6,201 |
| Greece | 78 | 1:142,049 | 23,538 |
| England | 71 | 1:784,761 | 42,668 |
| Indonesia | 62 | 1:2,133,052 | 131,589 |
| Argentina | 61 | 1:700,712 | 48,077 |
| Israel | 35 | 1:244,504 | 22,492 |
| Albania | 34 | 1:85,708 | 8,927 |
| Australia | 29 | 1:930,886 | 55,860 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Denmark | 24 | 1:235,196 | 18,480 |
| Belarus | 19 | 1:500,056 | 46,922 |
| Croatia | 18 | 1:234,922 | 26,068 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Ivory Coast | 15 | 1:1,538,082 | 31,691 |
| Congo | 14 | 1:356,364 | 9,454 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Lesotho | 7 | 1:290,365 | 15,938 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 39 | 1:1,287,659 | 71,386 |
The alternate forms: Koža (106), Kóza (1) & Kozá (1) are calculated separately.
Koza (878) may also be a first name.
Koza Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Czech-Slovakian, Polish) One who takes care of goats; one who is like a goat in some respect.
Koza Demographics
Average Koza Salary in
United States
$50,152 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Koza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Koza (Arabic: كوزا, Russian: Коза) occurs most in Poland. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Koža, Kóza or Kozá. For other possible spellings of Koza click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Koza? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 20,583rd most commonly held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 274,380 people. The last name Koza is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Koza reside; 44 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 39 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 274,430th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 878 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is borne by 9,755 people, or 1 in 3,896. Outside of Poland it is found in 84 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 18 percent live and Japan, where 13 percent live.
Koza Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Koza has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 5,533 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Koza Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Koza are 10.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.51% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Koza earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 166.1% more than the national average, earning 920,906 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 34% less than the national average, earning R 156,852 per year; in United States they earn 16.23% more than the national average, earning $50,152 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.25% more than the national average, earning $60,243 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Koza Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Koza in the Russian language | ||
| Коза | koza | - |
| Koza in the Arabic language | ||
| كوزا | kwza | - |
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