Koa is used as a family name or surname in Ivory Coast. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Koa
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Ivory Coast
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Koa

How popular is Koa?

Koa is common in Ivory Coast.

Koa is ranked 47487 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Koas grew by 25 per cent to 200 since 2000 and ranked 91981 after elevating 11725 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 59.5 60.63
Hispanic or Latino 18.5 10.63
Others 13.5 12.5
White 6 12.5
Black 2.5 0
Koa is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Cameroon which signifies that it is originated from Cameroon. Around 10083 people have been found who wears Koa as their family name. Koa is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
46,707 New Zealand5
35,789 Turkey3
32,086 Mexico3
1,985 Cambodia3
108,034 Italy3
3,014 Taiwan2
34,681 Norway2
118,441 Germany2
139,444 Brazil2
18,625 Japan2
3,791 Namibia2
91,784 Netherlands2
199,150 Kazakhstan1
30,360 Thailand1
174,544 Czech Republic1
746 Dominica1
37,779 Serbia1
31,584 Peru1
53,033 Nigeria1
7,941 Guatemala1
24,421 Slovakia1
9,498 Iceland1
29,595 Iran1
7,292 Vietnam1
16,640 Hong Kong1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
155,398 France49
75,883 Canada37
9,109 Burkina Faso25
435,402 India19
92,417 Australia17
3,343 China13
Countries with hundreds of Koa:
5,097 Malaysia430
128,901 United States164
2,612 Singapore136
2,434 Mauritius109
33,673 Tanzania109
Countries with thousands of Koa:
1,020 Cameroon3,271
5,506 Philippines2,513
6,404 Indonesia2,124
2,347 Ivory Coast1,023
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Arthur Koa was 20 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on June 15, 1846. He lived in Ireland where he worked as carpenter and took Hottinguer from Liverpool. 19 years old Thomas Koa, Daniel Koa (28) Farmer, are other Koa that migrated to US.

Koa Namesakes

  • Bruno Koagne Tokam, Soccer player
  • BarnabĂ© Koala, Film Score Composer
  • Beulah Koale, Actor
  • Bindy Smorgon Koadlow, Victor Smorgon's daughter
  • Dream Koala, Musical Artist
  • Germano Koaray, Actor
  • Kid Koala, DJ
  • Cameron Koa, Actor
  • Mali Koa Hood, Calum Hood's sister
  • Sam Koa, Actor

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