Kukosh Surname

477,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 699 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Kukosh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kukosh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine3081:147,80120,637
Russia2551:565,18850,622
Moldova661:53,9607,713
Belarus311:306,48634,064
Transnistria221:21,5773,838
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Kukosh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kukosh (Russian: Кукош) is borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kukosh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 477,903rd most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,425,674 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Kukosh live; 90 percent live in Eastern Europe and 81 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Kukosh is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is carried by 308 people, or 1 in 147,801. In Ukraine Kukosh is most common in: Chernivtsi Oblast, where 23 percent are found, Donetsk Oblast, where 15 percent are found and Odessa Oblast, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Ukraine this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 36 percent are found and Moldova, where 9 percent are found.

Kukosh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kukosh surname is primarily Orthodox (85%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kukosh last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

Kukosh earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.95% less than the national average, earning $22,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kukosch925/
Kukos9147/
Koukos832,287/
Kokosh83885/
Kukush83772/
Kikosh83115/
Kukesh8339/
Kukojs8331/
Kukash8322/
Kuskos838/
Kukosz836/
Kukose836/
Kaukos834/
Kukozh831/
Kukoch830/
Koukous77421/
Koukkos7791/
Kouskos7779/
Kukasch7756/
Koukash7736/
Koutkos7733/
Koukesh7723/
Kaukesh778/
Kukashe774/
Kukesch772/
Kukushe772/
Kokosch771/
Kudkush771/
Kikhosh771/
Kuukush771/
Kuskush771/
Kukocht771/
Kokoosh770/
Kokos731,322/
Kukus731,066/
Kikos73313/
Kukas73244/
Kukoč73160/
Kukoc7386/
Kukoz7337/
Kukás734/
Kucos732/
Kukoj732/
Kukoś731/
Kukoş731/
Gkouskos71438/
Koukouss71170/
Kukutsch7136/
Kukatsch7130/
Kukosová719/
Koukkous719/
Koukhash718/
Gkougkos716/
Kcukkose711/
Koukouse711/
Koukasch711/
Khukhash711/
Kukhoche711/
Koukas67991/
Kokash67926/
Kokkos67435/
Kukase67352/
Kokush67298/
Kikois67183/
Kikash67147/
Kokosz67140/
Kogkos67131/
Kaukas67128/
Coukos67113/
Koukousse6726/
Kockos6725/
Kutkus6725/
Kikkos6714/
Kukkus6712/
Kukuse679/
Cukash679/
Kutkas679/
Cucosh678/
Kukushova677/
Kokoss676/
Kukhas675/
Gkikos675/
Koukouche675/
Kukasz674/
Kigkos674/
Kickos673/
Kukashova673/
Kocash672/
Caukos672/
Gkokos672/
Kukojć671/
Kuscos671/
Kukach671/
Kukkas671/
Kukuis671/
Khukhasht671/
Kikosz671/
Kūkojs671/
Kükojs671/
Koukhasht671/

Kukosh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kukosh in the Russian language
Кукошkukos-

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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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  • 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 Kukosh
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