Košová Surname
Approximately 302 people bear this surname
Košová Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 278 | 1:19,196 | 2,978 |
| Czechia | 24 | 1:443,061 | 48,767 |
The alternate forms: Kosová (2,263), Kóšová (170), Kosova (14,279), Kósová (139) & Kósova (1) are calculated separately.
Košová Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Košová Come From? nationality or country of origin
Košová is carried by more people in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Kosová, Kóšová, Kosova, Kósová or Kósova. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Košová? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 889,654th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 24,130,947 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Košová live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
This surname is most widely held in Slovakia, where it is borne by 278 people, or 1 in 19,196. In Slovakia Košová is primarily concentrated in: Žilina Region, where 45 percent are found, Bratislava Region, where 17 percent are found and Košice Region, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Slovakia this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Czechia, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosová | 94 | 2,263 | / |
| Kóšová | 94 | 170 | / |
| Koišová | 92 | 300 | / |
| Koyšová | 92 | 209 | / |
| Koššová | 92 | 74 | / |
| Kojšová | 92 | 60 | / |
| Koušová | 92 | 29 | / |
| Koošová | 92 | 3 | / |
| Kočšová | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kosova | 89 | 14,279 | / |
| Kósová | 89 | 139 | / |
| Kočová | 83 | 1,274 | / |
| Kozová | 83 | 713 | / |
| Kašová | 83 | 608 | / |
| Kášová | 83 | 49 | / |
| Kósova | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kochová | 77 | 968 | / |
| Kaššová | 77 | 284 | / |
| Kajšová | 77 | 34 | / |
| Koczová | 77 | 33 | / |
| Kossová | 77 | 23 | / |
| Koisová | 77 | 20 | / |
| Kojsová | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kociová | 77 | 8 | / |
| Koičová | 77 | 3 | / |
| Koosová | 77 | 2 | / |
| Káššová | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koyšova | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koissová | 71 | 19 | / |
| Koschová | 71 | 15 | / |
| Kouczová | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaszoová | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koochová | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kasová | 67 | 255 | / |
| Kačová | 67 | 231 | / |
| Kosovo | 67 | 83 | / |
| Kásová | 67 | 37 | / |
| Káčová | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kotschová | 67 | 26 | / |
| Koszovácz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Coxová | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kazová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kašova | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Košová
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