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
Koza Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Koza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Koza (Arabic: كوزا, Russian: Коза) is carried by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Koža, Kóza or Kozá. For other potential spellings of Koza click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Koza? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 20,583rd most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 274,380 people. The surname 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. Koza is also the 274,430th most commonly occurring given name internationally, borne by 878 people.
It is most prevalent in Poland, where it is carried by 9,755 people, or 1 in 3,896. Not including Poland this last name exists in 84 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 18 percent are found and Japan, where 13 percent are found.
Koza Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Koza has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Koza surname grew 5,533 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Koza Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Koza last name is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Koza are 10.74% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.51% being registered with the 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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