Kožár Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Kožár Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kožár Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia2181:24,4794,095
Czechia351:303,81338,544

The alternate forms: Kožar (1,178), Kozár (891) & Kozar (12,435) are calculated separately.

Kožár Last Name Facts

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

Kožár occurs in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Kožar, Kozár or Kozar. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kožár? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,006,539th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 28,804,529 people. The last name Kožár occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kožár reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

Kožár is most frequently occurring in Slovakia, where it is borne by 218 people, or 1 in 24,479. In Slovakia Kožár is mostly found in: Košice Region, where 49 percent are found, Prešov Region, where 47 percent are found and Bratislava Region, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Slovakia it is found in one country. It is also common in Czechia, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kožar931,178/
Kozár93891/
Kozar8712,435/
Kosár80672/
Kocár805/
Kožur803/
Kozári73870/
Kozáry7354/
Kozsár7326/
Kosjár7312/
Kojzár739/
Kožera734/
Kožiar733/
Kozjár731/
Kozr6713/

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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 Kožár
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