Cosam Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Cosam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cosam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2041:259,51820,802
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Cosam (1,364) may also be a first name.

Cosam Last Name Facts

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

Cosam is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cosam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,076,574th most widespread last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 31,684,982 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Cosam live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 212,200th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 1,364 people.

The surname Cosam is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 204 people, or 1 in 259,518. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Rukwa Region, where 49 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 44 percent live and Iringa Region, where 2 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 3 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.

Cosam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cosam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cosam surname fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cossam911,532/
Cosham91551/
Chosam9117/
Cousam9117/
Cosaim912/
Ciosam911/
Coscam911/
Cossham8334/
Chhosam835/
Choszam831/
Cousame831/
Josam801,711/
Kosam80821/
Cosan80385/
Cosom80193/
Casam80146/
Qosam8088/
Sosam8051/
Coxam8032/
Cosem8019/
Cocam807/
Cojam801/
Cozam801/
Jossam735,359/
Cosain734,401/
Cassam734,048/
Kossam733,224/
Kosame73344/
Cosand73311/
Cossan73212/
Coshan73149/
Chosom73125/
Koosam7392/
Cossom7384/
Kosham7374/
Josham7362/
Casame7353/
Cousan7348/
Catsam7339/
Cosgan7335/
Chusam7319/
Qossam7316/
Cosian7316/
Chozam7313/
Sosham7312/
Khosam7311/
Kosiam7311/
Casham7310/
Coxsom7310/
Kousam738/
Cosiem737/
Cosane736/
Chasam735/
Koisam733/
Ciosom733/
Cusham732/
Casiam732/
Joisam732/
Cosann732/
Coosan732/
Cosome732/
Kosaim732/
Sosamm731/
Josaim731/
Jodsam731/
Jousam731/
Cosean731/
Cossem731/
Cuusam731/
Sossam731/
Kosamn731/
Cosanc731/
Kotsam731/
Qosamh731/
Cascam731/
Coosom731/
Caszam731/
Qousam731/
Cousem731/
Coscan731/
Coucam730/
Coxham730/
Cosant730/
Coisan730/
Tchoussam713/
Coushamne712/
Chasham677,397/
Qossaim67273/
Coussan67240/
Koosame67222/
Choosom67103/
Cosanne6772/
Choszom6771/
Cousain6751/
Cossain6741/
Cossean6740/
Koussam6715/
Koshame6710/
Chhozam679/
Chausam676/
Kousham674/
Hcosain674/
Cochaim674/
Choysom674/
Cousian673/
Soussam673/
Causame673/
Kossame672/
Cossant671/
Coucham671/
Khousam671/
Koshgam671/
Cassham671/
Cahasam671/
Choisom671/
Coshaun671/
Cousane671/
Cossane671/
Jouxsam671/
Kossaim671/
Kossamd671/
Kosdjam671/
Chouzam671/
Chassam671/
Casaime671/
Cosaain671/
Cosaine671/
Codjame671/
Kuosame671/
Cossank671/
Zoosham671/
Chuysam671/
Khosham671/
Khosiam671/
Coshand670/
Cossand670/
Coshgan670/
Cashamn670/
Jossame670/
Cothsan670/
Cutsham670/
Coissan670/
Coosant670/
Chaseam670/

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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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  • 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 Cosam
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