Kóša Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Kóša Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kóša Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia1661:32,1475,747
Czechia601:177,22426,394

The alternate forms: Kósa (8,103), Koša (639), Kosa (13,648), Koşa (2) & Kòsa (2) are calculated separately.

Kóša Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kóša has its highest incidence in Slovakia. It may also appear as: Kósa, Koša, Kosa, Koşa or Kòsa. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kóša? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,088,856th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kóša live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Slovakia, where it is held by 166 people, or 1 in 32,147. In Slovakia it is mostly found in: Nitra Region, where 87 percent live, Trnava Region, where 4 percent live and Banská Bystrica Region, where 3 percent live. Not including Slovakia this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Czechia, where 27 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kósa928,103/
Koša92639/
Kosa8313,648/
Koşa832/
Kòsa832/
Kaša75268/
Káša7546/
Kuša7520/
Kóza751/
Kóšaová733/
Kašša67366/
Kašaj67183/
Kócza6760/
Košša6757/
Kósza6737/
Kašai6724/
Kouša6723/
Kašaš6719/
Košat6713/
Kášša675/
Koiša672/
Kášai671/
Kósai671/
Kóssa671/
Kutša671/
Kašay671/

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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 Kóša
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