Košela Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Košela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Košela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia301:177,88230,511
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143

The alternate forms: Kosela (1,347) are calculated separately.

Košela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Košela occurs in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Kosela. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Košela? popularity and diffusion

Košela is the 2,635,433rd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Košela reside; 76 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 76 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Slovakia, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 177,882. In Slovakia Košela is most frequent in: Nitra Region, where 90 percent are found and Žilina Region, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Slovakia Košela occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 20 percent are found and Serbia, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kosela941,347/
Košelap921/
Kocela83555/
Košele8336/
Košala8310/
Košely839/
Kočela831/
Koćela831/
Kašela831/
Košelj831/
Koszela772,287/
Kosiela77151/
Koseela7738/
Kossela7719/
Kousela7716/
Kosetla779/
Koššala778/
Koselea777/
Koceila775/
Khosela773/
Koceyla771/
Koshela771/
Koselap771/
Khozela771/
Koshelia71564/
Koshelya71411/
Koshelap71240/
Kotselas7197/
Kocheila7187/
Koschela7147/
Kotselap7124/
Kouzelea7121/
Kouselas7115/
Koczelau7113/
Kochhela719/
Kochelap718/
Koodsela716/
Koczelia715/
Kouselya715/
Kouceila712/
Koshelea712/
Koshella711/
Kodshela711/
Kodseela711/
Khotsela711/
Kosciela711/
Koshelat711/
Koushela711/
Kasela6710,758/
Kosala673,122/
Kasola671,588/
Kosola67655/
Kosila67631/
Kozelj67432/
Koselj67270/
Koseła67259/
Kozeli67213/
Koçeli67167/
Kusela67143/
Kocheilas67139/
Kosele67124/
Kesala67108/
Kesola6780/
Kočila6777/
Kesela6771/
Koutselas6770/
Kocyla6770/
Kozelo6757/
Kocelj6750/
Kesila6749/
Kosyla6747/
Kušelj6739/
Kozely6736/
Kucela6735/
Kacela6719/
Kocila6718/
Koceli6717/
Koseli6712/
Koćelo6710/
Kosely679/
Košeljová678/
Kozseluha677/
Koselo674/
Koćila672/
Koseljova671/
Kecela671/
Khotseela671/
Kousheela671/
Cosela671/
Gkoutsela671/
Kašelj671/
Kouselias671/
Kousseila671/
Koushelya671/
Kozeła671/
Kocely671/

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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 Košela
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