How common is the surname Koh?

3,595 people in the United States had the surname Koh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,882 Americans. It ranked 9,090th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Koh?

Jennifer Koh, American violinist, followed by Terence Koh.

Where is the surname Koh most common?

Wikidata records people named Koh in the United States and Canada.

Is the surname Koh getting more or less common?

More common. 2,893 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,595 in 2010, up 24%.

The surname Koh

A Chinese surname, carried by 3,595 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Koh is more common than 94.4% of them.

Origin

Chinese origin

Borrowed from Hokkien 許／许 (Khó͘), Hokkien 高 (Ko), Hokkien 古 (Kó͘), Hokkien 辜 (Ko͘), Korean 고(高) (Ko) in McCune–Reischauer romanization., etc.

One of 193 Chinese surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,595 people named Koh in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 85,882 Americans. That is up 24% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,893.

#9,090

rank among US surnames

3,595

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+24.3%

change since 2000 (was #10,226)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,084	Polo	3,598	85,810
#9,085	Varnado	3,597	85,834
#9,088	Whitesell	3,596	85,858
#9,090	Nice	3,595	85,882
#9,092	Dart	3,594	85,906
#9,093	Rael	3,592	85,954

Who is named Koh

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

89% of people named Koh identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 4.8% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.7% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 89%
White (not Hispanic) 4.8%
Two or more races 3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Kohs

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jennifer Koh
American violinist, born 1976
Terence Koh
American artist (born 1977)
Harold Hongju Koh
American lawyer, born 1954

Notable Kohs come mostly from the United States (2) and Canada (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Koh

Koh has the Soundex code K000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K000.

Other Chinese surnames

All 193 Chinese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Koh come from?: Borrowed from Hokkien 許／许 (Khó͘), Hokkien 高 (Ko), Hokkien 古 (Kó͘), Hokkien 辜 (Ko͘), Korean 고(高) (Ko) in McCune–Reischauer romanization., etc.
How common is the surname Koh?: 3,595 people in the United States had the surname Koh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,882 Americans. It ranked 9,090th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Koh?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Koh identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.8% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Koh?: Jennifer Koh, American violinist, followed by Terence Koh.
Where is the surname Koh most common?: Wikidata records people named Koh in the United States and Canada.
Is the surname Koh getting more or less common?: More common. 2,893 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,595 in 2010, up 24%.