Kösger Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Kösger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kösger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

The alternate forms: Köşger (1,114) & Kosger (8) are calculated separately.

Kösger Last Name Facts

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

Kösger occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Köşger or Kosger. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kösger.

How Common Is The Last Name Kösger? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,034,050th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Kösger is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kösger reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Kösger is most frequent in Switzerland, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 631,763. In Switzerland it is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Basel-Stadt, where 85 percent live and Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 15 percent live. Barring Switzerland this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 42 percent live and Denmark, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Köşger941,114/
Kosger948/
Kasger831/
Kössinger8073/
Koesger771/
Kashger771/
Kesgeer771/
Köschinger7517/
Käsinger7138/
Kashgeer718/
Kässinger6758/
Kozger6710/
Kesgir679/
Kazger671/
Khoshgheir631/
Keshgir6218/
Casgir501/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kösger
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