Košec Surname
Approximately 365 people bear this surname
Košec Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 241 | 1:10,322 | 2,437 |
| Croatia | 70 | 1:60,409 | 11,225 |
| Czechia | 34 | 1:312,749 | 39,315 |
| Slovakia | 17 | 1:313,909 | 44,635 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
The alternate forms: Kosec (2,006) are calculated separately.
Košec Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Košec Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Košec is borne by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Kosec. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Košec? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 777,192nd most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 19,965,879 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Košec are found; 86 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 86 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most commonly used in Slovenia, where it is borne by 241 people, or 1 in 10,322. In Slovenia Košec is primarily concentrated in: Savinja, where 85 percent reside, Central Slovenia, where 10 percent reside and Drava, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Slovenia this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 19 percent reside and Czechia, where 9 percent reside.
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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 Košec
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