Košán Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Košán Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Košán Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Slovakia61:889,40878,715

The alternate forms: Košan (138), Kosán (66), Koşan (3,604), Kosan (1,257) & Kosań (1) are calculated separately.

Košán Last Name Facts

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

Košán has its highest incidence in Czechia. It may also be found as: Košan, Kosán, Koşan, Kosan or Kosań. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Košán? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,206,983rd most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. Košán is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Košán are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Czechia, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 664,592. In Czechia it is most prevalent in: Ústí nad Labem Region, where 38 percent reside, South Bohemian Region, where 25 percent reside and Vysočina Region, where 19 percent reside. Other than Czechia Košán exists in one country. It is also found in Slovakia, where 27 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Košan93138/
Kosán9366/
Koşan873,604/
Kosan871,257/
Kozán801/
Kosań801/
Košánová7726/
Koczán73102/
Kozsán7344/
Kochán7324/
Košanc7322/
Kotšan7312/

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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 Košán
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