Koš Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Koš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Koš 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
Serbia1151:62,1305,746
Slovakia121:444,70454,815
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Kos (31,541), Koş (2,973), Koś (9) & Kós (461) are calculated separately.

Koš Last Name Facts

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

The surname Koš has its highest incidence in Serbia. It may also be found as: Kos, Koş, Koś or Kós. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Koš? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,415,499th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. The last name Koš occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Koš reside; 85 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Serbia, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 62,130. In Serbia Koš is most common in: North Banat District, where 90 percent reside, South Bačka District, where 9 percent reside and Central Banat District, where 2 percent reside. Beside Serbia this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 8 percent reside and Croatia, where 7 percent reside.

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
Kos8931,541/
Koş892,973/
Koś899/
Koyš86266/
Koiš86265/
Kojš8642/
Košš866/
Kooš862/
Koše862/
Kós78461/
Koc6711,994/
Koj676,555/
Koz671,255/
Koß67973/
Káš67118/
Kaš6735/
Koć677/
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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Koš
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