Košan Surname
Approximately 138 people bear this surname
Košan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 96 | 1:110,765 | 18,159 |
| Slovenia | 27 | 1:92,136 | 11,211 |
| Slovakia | 15 | 1:355,763 | 48,124 |
The alternate forms: Koşan (3,604), Kosan (1,257), Košán (22), Kosán (66) & Kosań (1) are calculated separately.
Košan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Košan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Košan occurs more in Czechia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Koşan, Kosan, Košán, Kosán or Kosań. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Košan? popularity and diffusion
Košan is the 1,511,557th most frequently used last name globally, held by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Košan are found; 80 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 80 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
The surname Košan is most numerous in Czechia, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 110,765. In Czechia it is most prevalent in: Plzeň Region, where 53 percent live, South Bohemian Region, where 23 percent live and Prague, where 16 percent live. Excluding Czechia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 20 percent live and Slovakia, where 11 percent live.
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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 Košan
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