Košak Surname

351,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,037 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Košak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Košak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia7531:3,304507
Croatia2771:15,2663,046
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
England11:55,718,059489,080
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Kosak (4,251), Koşak (1,534), Košák (78) & Kosák (202) are calculated separately.

Košak Last Name Facts

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

Košak is more frequently found in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Kosak, Koşak, Košák or Kosák. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Košak? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 351,607th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 7,027,527 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Košak live; 99 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Slovenia, where it is held by 753 people, or 1 in 3,304. In Slovenia it is primarily concentrated in: Central Slovenia, where 47 percent are found, Southeast Slovenia, where 18 percent are found and Savinja, where 17 percent are found. Beside Slovenia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 27 percent are found and Czechia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kosak934,251/
Koşak931,534/
Košák9378/
Kosák87202/
Kašak8011/
Koßak808/
Kušak804/
Kosiak735,575/
Koshak733,182/
Kossak731,825/
Kosack73785/
Kosake73697/
Koisak73580/
Kociak73471/
Koßack73186/
Koczak73179/
Kosjak73116/
Koszak73108/
Kotsak7378/
Kousak7317/
Koseak7316/
Koßagk7315/
Kosaik7310/
Koosak736/
Kozakg736/
Kozauk733/
Koozak733/
Kosaak732/
Khosak732/
Kohsak732/
Kozeak731/
Kojšák731/
Koysak731/
Kozakė731/
Kozsak731/
Kossack672,294/
Koschak67496/
Koussak67208/
Kozaňák6741/
Kosshak6728/
Kochack6720/
Koisiak6720/
Kosauke6712/
Khochak6711/
Kosaske678/
Koshaik675/
Khoshak673/
Kozaňak673/
Kossagk673/
Kossake672/
Koushak672/
Kotchak672/
Kkoshak671/
Koshack671/
Koysiak671/
Kooshak671/
Koissak671/
Kojczak671/
Kozchak671/
Kousack671/
Koczake671/
Khozzak671/
Kotsack670/
Koisack670/

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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 Košak
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