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

The last name Cosam is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cosam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cosam is the 1,076,574th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,684,982 people. This surname 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. Cosam is also the 212,200th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 1,364 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 204 people, or 1 in 259,518. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Rukwa Region, where 49 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 44 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 2 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 3 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found.

Cosam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cosam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying 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
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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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