Košir Surname
Approximately 3,962 people bear this surname
Košir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 3,740 | 1:665 | 28 |
| Croatia | 214 | 1:19,760 | 4,075 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 1:884,100 | 15,259 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Kosir (1,184), Kosír (25) & Kosíř (39) are calculated separately.
Košir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Košir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Košir is found most in Slovenia. It may also be found in the variant forms: Kosir, Kosír or Kosíř. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Košir? popularity and diffusion
The last name Košir is the 116,372nd most commonly used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,839,360 people. The surname Košir occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Košir live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Slovenia, where it is borne by 3,740 people, or 1 in 665. In Slovenia Košir is most frequent in: Central Slovenia, where 37 percent are found, Upper Carniola, where 31 percent are found and Southeast Slovenia, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Slovenia this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 5 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosir | 93 | 1,184 | / |
| Kosír | 87 | 25 | / |
| Kocir | 80 | 71 | / |
| Kosíř | 80 | 39 | / |
| Koçir | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koširová | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kosier | 73 | 1,014 | / |
| Kossir | 73 | 427 | / |
| Koceir | 73 | 363 | / |
| Koshir | 73 | 323 | / |
| Koiser | 73 | 201 | / |
| Kousir | 73 | 73 | / |
| Khosir | 73 | 29 | / |
| Kosair | 73 | 25 | / |
| Kosire | 73 | 11 | / |
| Kozair | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kohsir | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kuosir | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kozsir | 73 | 2 | / |
| Koseir | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kosuir | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kosoir | 73 | 2 | / |
| Koscir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kocire | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koißer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kosseir | 67 | 622 | / |
| Kocierz | 67 | 376 | / |
| Khoshir | 67 | 317 | / |
| Koisser | 67 | 257 | / |
| Koshire | 67 | 183 | / |
| Koschir | 67 | 77 | / |
| Koihser | 67 | 51 | / |
| Koshior | 67 | 34 | / |
| Kouchir | 67 | 33 | / |
| Koshier | 67 | 18 | / |
| Koszior | 67 | 16 | / |
| Koczirz | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kousair | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kossier | 67 | 7 | / |
| Koushir | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kossair | 67 | 5 | / |
| Koussir | 67 | 4 | / |
| Koisher | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khousir | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kashoir | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khosair | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kossior | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kodchir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khoizer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kassoir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koesier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koshair | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kosierp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kotchir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kochitr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kousier | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Košir
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