Koji

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Origin and Meaning of Koji

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• According to a user from Nigeria, the name Koji is of Nigerian origin and means "Fifth child".
• A submission from Kentucky, United States says the name Koji means "Filial ruler or happy second son in Japanese. Rough Japanese translation for supreme ruler or baby tiger, depending on the lanki symbol used and the context when used" and is of Japanese origin.

Other origins: African

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From Japanese 麹 (kōji, “yeast”).

1. A mold, Aspergillus oryzae, used in the manufacture of miso, amasake, sake, etc.

koji was also found in the following language(s): Japanese and Serbo-Croatian

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Fun Facts about the name Koji

• How Popular is the name Koji? Koji is the 16,992^nd most popular name of all time. As a last name Koji was the 150,452^nd most popular name in 2010.
• How many people with the first name Koji have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2017, the Social Security Administration has recorded 465 babies born with the first name Koji in the United States. That's more than enough people named Koji to occupy the territory of Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 66 (as of July 1, 2008).
• What year were 5 or more babies first named Koji? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1922 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
• When was Koji first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Koji is Wednesday, September 20th, 1876.
• What year had the most people named Koji born? The highest recorded use of the first name Koji was in 2016 with a total of 28 babies.
• Random Koji Factoid: According to the 1991 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Koji is not a popular baby boy's name in California. Imagine that, only 6 babies in California have the same name as you in 1991.
• Weird things about the name Koji: Your name in reverse order is Ijok. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Jiok. How do you pronounce that?
• How many people have the last name Koji? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 109 people with the last name Koji.
• How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Koji? Koji is one of the most unique last names recorded.

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