Cosmas Surname

8,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64,594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Cosmas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cosmas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania52,0001:1,018131
Malawi6,3001:2,717337
Nigeria2,5711:68,9004,998
Ghana1,1781:22,9382,795
Kenya9271:49,8175,074
Papua New Guinea3731:21,8602,350
United States3521:1,029,71375,652
Malaysia1891:156,0549,695
DR Congo1851:399,34933,942
France711:935,531107,040
Australia581:465,44335,949
Cyprus571:15,5241,774
Zimbabwe501:308,76530,783
Indonesia501:2,644,984153,918
England481:1,160,79354,689
Cameroon451:461,53538,189
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Namibia71:344,20010,409
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
India51:153,413,076951,030
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
China41:341,830,39216,990
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Cosmas (154,407) may also be a first name.

Cosmas Last Name Facts

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

Cosmas (Marathi: कॉसमस, Oriya: କସମାସ) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Cosmas.

How Common Is The Last Name Cosmas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,784th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 112,821 people. Cosmas is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Cosmas are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 6,799th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 154,407 people.

The surname Cosmas is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 52,000 people, or 1 in 1,018. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 11 percent live, Geita Region, where 11 percent live and Kagera Region, where 8 percent live. Not including Tanzania Cosmas is found in 49 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 10 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.

Cosmas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Cosmas last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Cosmas surname are 12.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.89% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cosmas earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 24.02% less than the national average, earning R 180,564 per year and in United States they earn 26.31% more than the national average, earning $54,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cosmass92545/
Chosmas9214/
Cossmas923/
Cousmas922/
Cosmais921/
Cosmmas921/
Cosma9122,631/
Comas9117,284/
Cossmass861/
Kosmas835,038/
Cosmos833,190/
Cosmai831,401/
Cosmea83145/
Coumas83112/
Cosmah8340/
Commas8336/
Cusmas8335/
Cosmay8330/
Coomas8325/
Casmas8322/
Cosmaz8313/
Comais8311/
Cosmac835/
Cosmat835/
Cosmax834/
Cosmad833/
Coimas832/
Cozmas831/
Cohmas831/
Coisma831/
Comasz831/
Josmas831/
Coshma831/
Cosmau831/
Comase831/
Cocmas831/
Cosmoa831/
Comash830/
Comaus830/
Comass830/
Coma808,028/
Giosmas77128/
Cosmeus7760/
Comaish7732/
Casmass7724/
Cosmace7710/
Cusmass777/
Kosmeas775/
Cosmach775/
Cossmos774/
Casmmas774/
Cosmose774/
Kosmass772/
Chasmas772/
Koosmas771/
Cassmas771/
Cottmas771/
Cosmuos771/
Cousmax771/
Kosmaus771/
Cousmea771/
Cosmeau771/
Cosmosc771/
Cosmous771/
Cusmase771/
Joshmas771/
Josmass770/
Cozma7321,045/
Camas737,597/
Kosma735,924/
Cosmo735,704/
Comai73838/
Casma73792/
Komas73574/
Comma73495/
Couma73440/
Comșa73266/
Comay73113/
Comau7395/
Comat7388/
Comad7372/
Comah7338/
Comap7332/
Comea7329/
Coima7315/
Cooma7312/
Qomas735/
Comax733/
Cómas732/
Cocma731/
Comha731/
Comaa731/
Giousmas715/
Cosmosse711/
Cossmoss711/
Cousmeau711/
Tzousmas711/
Cousmous711/
Kosmos672,509/
Kosmač671,228/
Cammas671,055/
Koumas67610/
Camats67577/
Cosmod67512/
Komase67358/
Casmad67345/
Kasmas67260/
Kosmac67212/
Koshma67133/
Khomas67115/
Coşmaz67115/
Coumau67103/
Kommas67100/
Kuosma6792/
Casmah6783/
Comaid6759/
Gkomas6755/
Cozmac6753/
Komash6752/
Casmay6749/
Caamas6747/
Cocmea6744/
Koomas6743/
Kousma6736/
Comach6733/
Casmaz6732/
Sosmaz6731/
Camase6729/
Comaad6729/
Kosmaz6728/
Kosmah6725/
Kosmasova6723/
Camais6723/
Casmat6722/
Koimas6722/
Commah6720/
Comaud6720/
Cosmey6719/
Coumat6718/
Kosmatsch6718/
Khoshmash6715/
Comeat6715/
Kucmas6713/
Komasz6712/
Qomash6712/
Casmai6711/
Coymat6710/
Comaux6710/
Kozmas6710/
Kusmas6710/
Commay6710/
Comeax679/
Comoss679/
Kesmas679/
Komgas679/
Comaha678/
Cosmot677/
Khosma677/
Kosmea677/
Coimay677/
Cashma676/
Comatz675/
Caumas675/
Koszma674/
Komaas674/
Comaut674/
Jasmas673/
Komass673/
Cosmoc673/
Cosmei673/
Camaas673/
Kosmaa673/
Camass672/
Camaus672/
Kosmma672/
Cossmo672/
Coumai672/
Kossma672/
Commea672/
Komast671/
Comaay671/
Comath671/
Comatt671/
Comgau671/
Coscmo671/
Khoshmast671/
Koosma671/
Kosmai671/
Kosmha671/
Kosmás671/
Zosmos671/
Qomats671/
Qosmaz671/
Sazmas671/
Caasma671/
Causma671/
Cosmop671/
Cosmou671/
Coizma671/
Cojmat671/
Commad671/
Coomay671/
Coimea671/
Cosmoi671/
Commau670/
Cameas670/
Comadt670/
Cousmo670/
Camash670/
Koisma670/

Cosmas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cosmas in the Oriya language
କସମାସkasamasa-
Cosmas in the Marathi language
कॉसमसkosamasa58.33
मसmasa16.67
कोसमासkosamasa16.67
मासmasa8.33

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cosmas
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