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 last name Košela is carried by more people in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Kosela. Click here to see other possible spellings of Košela.

How Common Is The Last Name Košela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,635,433rd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Košela live; 76 percent live in Eastern Europe and 76 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

Košela is most commonly used in Slovakia, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 177,882. In Slovakia it is primarily found in: Nitra Region, where 90 percent reside and Žilina Region, where 10 percent reside. Barring Slovakia it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 20 percent reside and Serbia, where 20 percent reside.

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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