Kožar Surname

317,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Kožar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kožar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia5661:4,395831
Croatia4161:10,1651,835
Montenegro1241:5,158974
Serbia311:230,48213,277
Bosnia and Herzegovina161:221,02511,534
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
Kosovo91:206,8747,430
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Kozar (12,435), Kožár (253) & Kozár (891) are calculated separately.

Kožar Last Name Facts

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

Kožar is held by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Kozar, Kožár or Kozár. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kožar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 317,867th most widespread last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,186,372 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kožar live; 99 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Kožar is most commonly used in Slovenia, where it is carried by 566 people, or 1 in 4,395. In Slovenia it is primarily concentrated in: Central Slovenia, where 31 percent reside, Lower Sava, where 28 percent reside and Southeast Slovenia, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Slovenia it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 35 percent reside and Montenegro, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kozar9312,435/
Kožár93253/
Kozár87891/
Kosar8051,180/
Kocar803,553/
Kojar80735/
Kožarová7721/
Koziar733,446/
Kojzar73302/
Koosar73216/
Kosaar73212/
Kozhar73170/
Kohsar7391/
Khosar7388/
Koizar7370/
Kocair7361/
Khojar7348/
Koisar7338/
Kosarz7335/
Kuosar7328/
Kozgar7327/
Kosair7325/
Khocar7320/
Kouzar7319/
Kozare7318/
Kosaur7315/
Kojare7315/
Kodjar7314/
Kozsar7313/
Kosjar7313/
Kozart739/
Kocaar737/
Kozair736/
Koscar736/
Kojjar735/
Koňjar734/
Kosear733/
Kozjar733/
Koçsar732/
Khozar732/
Kosarr731/
Kotcar731/
Kozzar731/
Kozarz731/
Kojżar731/
Kosgar731/
Korzar731/
Kosatr731/
Kkosar731/
Kojsar731/
Koziarz671,099/
Khosare67779/
Khouzar67375/
Khoosar6739/
Kochjar6717/
Koosaar677/
Kocahar675/
Khojhar674/
Khosair672/
Kousasr672/
Kohzare672/
Khosayr671/
Khojaar671/
Kouhzar671/
Koujare671/
Kouhsar671/
Kozairz671/
Koisare671/
Khozare671/
Khosgar671/
Kkousar671/
Kouzard671/

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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
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  • 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 Kožar
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