Kozák Surname

59,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,542 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Kozák Surname User-submission:

Common surname in Hungary, Czechia and Slovakia, meaning 'Cossack'. The Cossacks are a predominantly East Slavic, Eastern Orthodox Christian military persons, originating from the Pontic–Caspian steppe of eastern Ukraine and southern Russia.

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Kozák Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary3,7421:2,623298
Czechia3,4171:3,112270
Slovakia1,3151:4,058255
Romania401:501,94738,412
Austria141:608,24554,975
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
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The alternate forms: Kozak (93,680), Kožák (198), Kožak (1) & Kożak (1) are calculated separately.

Kozák (34) may also be a first name.

Kozák Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Common surname in Hungary, Czechia and Slovakia, meaning 'Cossack'. The Cossacks are a predominantly East Slavic, Eastern Orthodox Christian military persons, originating from the Pontic–Caspian steppe of eastern Ukraine and southern Russia. Their name is most probably derived from the Crimean Tatar term 'qazaq', meaning 'free man', 'independent wanderer' or 'adventurer'. This name may be related to the ethnonyms of the Kazakhs (also written as Qazaq) and of the Khazars (whose name, too, is linked to the Turkic verb root 'qaz-', meaning 'to ramble' or 'to roam').

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Kozák Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kozák is found most frequently in Hungary. It may be found as: Kozak, Kožák, Kožak or Kożak. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kozák? popularity and diffusion

Kozák is the 59,091st most widespread surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 853,143 people. The surname Kozák is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kozák live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 55 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Kozák is also the 1,775,424th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 34 people.

It is most commonly used in Hungary, where it is held by 3,742 people, or 1 in 2,623. In Hungary Kozák is most common in: Budapest, where 20 percent live, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 13 percent live and Pest County, where 10 percent live. Besides Hungary this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 40 percent live and Slovakia, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kozak9393,680/
Kožák93198/
Kozsák9117/
Kožak871/
Kożak871/
Kozaňák8341/
Kozok801,190/
Kocák80256/
Kosák80202/
Kazák8020/
Kozáková774,723/
Kozákova773/
Koziak731,342/
Kozjak73929/
Kozack73357/
Kozhak73144/
Korzak73129/
Kozzak7353/
Kozaks7324/
Khozak7323/
Kozock7317/
Kozhok7317/
Kouzak7316/
Kozake7312/
Koziok739/
Korzok738/
Kozakh736/
Kozakg736/
Kozauk733/
Koscák733/
Koozak733/
Kozsok732/
Kozsak731/
Kozakė731/
Kozook731/
Kozeak731/
Korzhak67464/
Kozaňáková6734/
Kodzhak6720/
Khorzak6710/
Korzhok678/
Korzack677/
Kozaňak673/
Kazaňák672/
Kozhakh672/
Kozeuck671/
Kozhoke671/
Khozhak671/
Khozzak671/
Kozoske671/
Koziack670/
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