Cosenza Surname

47,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,911 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Cosenza Surname Definition:

(Italian) One who came from Cosenza, or the northern section of Calabria, in Italy.

Cosenza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy5,8671:10,4241,594
United States2,3661:153,19515,713
Brazil9581:223,4608,646
Argentina8021:53,2964,492
France3211:206,92432,150
Guatemala1461:110,1553,044
Australia671:402,92132,505
Honduras641:137,7571,916
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
Venezuela511:592,23710,648
Uruguay481:71,4957,517
Belgium351:328,47637,084
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
England251:2,228,72284,230
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Cosenza (39) may also be a first name.

Cosenza Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) One who came from Cosenza, or the northern section of Calabria, in Italy.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Cosenza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cosenza is borne by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cosenza? popularity and diffusion

It is the 47,439th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 667,908 people. Cosenza occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Cosenza live; 54 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 54 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 1,637,361st most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 39 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Italy, where it is held by 5,867 people, or 1 in 10,424. In Italy it is primarily found in: Calabria, where 29 percent live, Campania, where 20 percent live and Sicily, where 15 percent live. Beside Italy it exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Brazil, where 9 percent live.

Cosenza Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cosenza has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cosenza Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cosenza last name are 6.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.28% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cosenza earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 4.74% more than the national average, earning €31,452 per year; in Norway they earn 46.98% more than the national average, earning 508,677 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 164.86% more than the national average, earning R 629,400 per year; in United States they earn 16.5% more than the national average, earning $50,267 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.26% more than the national average, earning $53,786 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cossenza9333/
Cousenza934/
Coscenza934/
Cosenzat931/
Coussenza881/
Cusenza862,553/
Cosenzo86358/
Cocenza86262/
Cosenzi8643/
Casenza8626/
Cosenze8620/
Cozenza8616/
Cosensa8614/
Cosenca865/
Cotenza863/
Cojenza861/
Conza834,842/
Cossenzo80118/
Cosenzio803/
Chasenza802/
Cossensa802/
Cocenzza801/
Coszenca801/
Couzenza801/
Coseensa801/
Cconza7718/
Conzad777/
Conzza775/
Consea775/
Comsea774/
Conzay773/
Cascienza751/
Chosenjah751/
Catenza71843/
Kasenza71272/
Kosenja71123/
Cocenzo71102/
Cosenco7173/
Casensa7149/
Cocensa7124/
Cocenca7116/
Cocenja7110/
Kusenza719/
Cozenzo716/
Cosenso716/
Kosensa715/
Cuzenza712/
Cozensa712/
Cusenzo712/
Sasenza711/
Socenza711/
Conzzza711/
Cocemza711/
Cusensa711/
Cusenca711/
Cucenza711/
Cacenza711/
Khosienzai711/
Kesenza711/
Jasenza711/
Comseau711/
Conszea711/
Conshea710/
Conca676,655/
Comsa673,587/
Konza671,804/
Canza671,690/
Kosencha67781/
Consa67679/
Conzo67504/
Casencia67162/
Tsazenza6727/
Conja6718/
Cocenzzo679/
Conça676/
Kusienza674/
Katsenza673/
Cozzensa673/
Consseau672/
Kaseenza672/
Cocenzio672/
Kasendza671/
Cosensey671/
Cossenso671/
Sosengia671/
Casensia671/
Cossenge671/
Comza671/
Soscensa671/
Qonza671/
Cocencia671/
Cossenco671/
Consciea670/
Comsseau670/

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