Al-Kawsa Surname

219,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,860 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Al-Kawsa Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Al.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al-Kawsa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon1,0601:5,318935
Syria6181:31,2311,987
Jordan1491:59,3455,496
Palestine181:252,71410,113
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896

Al-Kawsa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al-Kawsa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Al-Kawsa is found in Lebanon more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Al-Kawsa.

How Common Is The Last Name Al-Kawsa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 219,780th most common family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,918,035 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al-Kawsa are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 99 percent are found in Levant.

This last name is most commonly held in Lebanon, where it is held by 1,060 people, or 1 in 5,318. In Lebanon it is mostly concentrated in: Akkar Governorate, where 48 percent are found, Beirut Governorate, where 20 percent are found and North Governorate, where 18 percent are found. Not including Lebanon this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 33 percent are found and Jordan, where 8 percent are found.

Al-Kawsa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Greek Orthodox (53%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al-Khawja821/
Al-Kawser821/
Al Kawshah786/
Al Kawza758/
Al-Kabsi757/
Al-Kowsi757/
Al-Qawsi751/
Al Kabsha715/
Al Kabsi6319,085/
Al Qawsi636,961/
Al Qabsa632/
Al Khafshah631/
Al Kowsi631/
Al Kowser599/
Al Khafja591/
Al Khabsi591/
Al Kaabsi591/
Al Khafshi562/
Al Kafzi505/
Al Kobsi504/

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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
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  • 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 Al-Kawsa
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