Košša Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Košša Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Košša Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia541:98,82318,879
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714

The alternate forms: Kossa (5,345) & Kóssa (1) are calculated separately.

Košša Last Name Facts

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

The surname Košša has its highest incidence in Slovakia. It may also be rendered as a variant: Kossa or Kóssa. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Košša? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,555,468th most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Košša are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

Košša is most numerous in Slovakia, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 98,823. In Slovakia it is most numerous in: Žilina Region, where 98 percent are found and Košice Region, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Slovakia Košša occurs in one country. It is also common in Czechia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koša89639/
Kossa875,345/
Kašša80366/
Kouša8023/
Koššo8017/
Košat8013/
Kášša805/
Košoš803/
Koiša802/
Košiš801/
Kóssa801/
Kaššai7381/
Kaššay7328/
Káššay736/
Kaššaj732/
Kaššaá731/
Košeľa731/
Kosa6713,648/
Koça67318/
Kaša67268/
Kóša67226/
Káša6746/
Košo6742/
Kuša6720/
Koši6718/
Keša6717/
Koßa676/
Koše672/
Koşa672/

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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 Košša
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