Kozaks Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Kozaks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kozaks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia211:97,62113,922
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kozaks Last Name Facts

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

Kozaks (Russian: Козакс) is held by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kozaks? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kozaks is the 4,034,050th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Kozaks live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in Baltic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Latvia, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 97,621. In Latvia it is most common in: Riga Planning Region, where 71 percent reside, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 10 percent reside and Semigallia, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Latvia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 4 percent reside and Sweden, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kozak9193,680/
Koziak831,342/
Kozjak83929/
Kazaks83542/
Kozack83357/
Kozhak83144/
Korzak83129/
Kozzak8353/
Khozak8323/
Kouzak8316/
Kozake8312/
Kozakh836/
Kozakg836/
Kozauk833/
Koozak833/
Kozeak831/
Kozsak831/
Kozakė831/
Kuzaks831/
Kozacs831/
Korzhak77464/
Kozaňák7741/
Kosjaks7723/
Kodzhak7720/
Khorzak7710/
Korzack777/
Kozaňak773/
Kozhakh772/
Kuzjaks771/
Khozzak771/
Khozhak771/
Koziack770/
Kazak7327,264/
Kozák738,542/
Kocak734,750/
Kosak734,251/
Kojak731,455/
Kozok731,190/
Kozac7394/
Cozak7388/
Kożak731/
Kožak731/
Qozak731/
Kozakova714,639/
Kozaková71482/
Kozakowa711/
Kazakh671,202/
Kosack67785/
Koisak67580/
Kozhakova67526/
Koscak67411/
Kosjak67116/
Khazak6791/
Kazeks6773/
Kazoks6772/
Kojack6771/
Kosacs6762/
Khojak6751/
Kajaks6738/
Koujak6735/
Kaziak6733/
Kazake6733/
Karzak6726/
Kozock6717/
Kodjak6717/
Kozhok6717/
Kozsák6717/
Koseak6716/
Kogiak6715/
Kasaks6713/
Kajzak6713/
Kosaik6710/
Koziok679/
Korzok678/
Koosak676/
Kauzak676/
Qozake675/
Kotjak675/
Kazāks675/
Kaazak674/
Kocacs672/
Kazhak672/
Kosaak672/
Khosak672/
Kozsok672/
Kozackova672/
Kohsak672/
Kažoks672/
Kocack671/
Khozakova671/
Kojacs671/
Kusaks671/
Kozook671/
Kozzakova671/
Khozag671/
Korzac671/
Kuzoks671/
Koysak671/
Kožjak671/
Koseks670/

Kozaks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kozaks in the Russian language
Козаксkozaks-

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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 Kozaks
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