Cosmo Surname

84,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Cosmo Surname User-submission:

The surname Cosmo or Cosmos is from the ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos), meaning 'order', 'organization', 'beauty', 'harmony'. It is a term that designates the universe as a whole, the entire universal structure in its entirety, from the microcosm to macrocosm.

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Cosmo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2,7931:76,6472,873
Italy9591:63,77111,397
Philippines5741:176,37328,505
United States4871:744,26958,228
Spain1461:320,21918,882
France1251:531,38273,029
South Africa911:595,35945,471
Australia741:364,80730,412
Russia691:2,088,740128,406
Luxembourg491:11,8482,062
Sweden451:218,81715,158
Canada431:856,87466,382
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
India181:42,614,743461,117
Paraguay171:425,6915,975
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Cape Verde71:75,6632,587
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
China61:227,886,92811,701
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
England41:13,929,515290,718
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Cosmo (31,733) may also be a first name.

Cosmo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Cosmo or Cosmos is from the ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos), meaning 'order', 'organization', 'beauty', 'harmony'. It is a term that designates the universe as a whole, the entire universal structure in its entirety, from the microcosm to macrocosm. The cosmos is the totality of all things in this ordered Universe, from the stars to the subatomic particles.

- gabrielloficial

Cosmo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cosmo has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cosmo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 84,674th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,277,620 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Cosmo are found; 50 percent are found in South America and 49 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 26,710th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 31,733 people.

This surname is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 2,793 people, or 1 in 76,647. In Brazil it is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 24 percent reside, Paraná, where 15 percent reside and Pernambuco, where 12 percent reside. Barring Brazil this surname exists in 74 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 17 percent reside and The Philippines, where 10 percent reside.

Cosmo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cosmo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cosmo surname rose 48,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cosmo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (67%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Cosmo last name are 7.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Cosmo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 55.55% less than the national average, earning €13,348 per year; in South Africa they earn 21.61% more than the national average, earning R 288,996 per year; in United States they earn 3.79% less than the national average, earning $41,513 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.87% more than the national average, earning $57,568 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cosmos913,190/
Cosmod91512/
Cosmot917/
Cossmo912/
Coscmo911/
Cosmop911/
Cosmou911/
Cosmoa911/
Cosmoi911/
Cousmo910/
Como897,029/
Cossmos834/
Cosmuos831/
Cosmous831/
Cosma8022,631/
Cuomo8019,065/
Kosmo80605/
Comos80247/
Commo80236/
Comoy80175/
Comot80168/
Casmo80127/
Comoz8040/
Coymo8017/
Cozmo8013/
Comod8012/
Coumo8010/
Coimo808/
Sosmo807/
Cusmo806/
Comou804/
Comoi803/
Ccomo803/
Comoh802/
Comuo802/
Gcomo802/
Coomo801/
Cqomo801/
Comgo801/
Comop800/
Cossmoss771/
Cousmous771/
Cosmas7364,594/
Coumou73276/
Comoth7355/
Commoy7347/
Cusmos7347/
Cosmah7340/
Casmod7338/
Coumos7337/
Commot7327/
Commod7320/
Cosmaz7313/
Comoss739/
Koshmo737/
Comott737/
Cusmod737/
Kosmou736/
Koesmo735/
Cosmat735/
Comosh734/
Commos733/
Cosmad733/
Comoch732/
Kosmoh732/
Coomos731/
Coisma731/
Comoux731/
Koosmo731/
Coesma731/
Comois731/
Zosmos731/
Chosma731/
Casmop731/
Cuommo731/
Cozmoi731/
Coshma731/
Cosmau731/
Casmos731/
Csosma731/
Coomod730/
Comots730/
Casmot730/
Coma678,028/
Camo677,459/
Komo676,559/
Cosmass67545/
Comouth6774/
Qomo6723/
Commoss6712/
Khoshmo675/
Cosmach675/
Kosmoch674/
Cossmas673/
Cousmas672/
Kotsmoz671/
Cosmeau671/
Commoux671/
Comochd671/
Cusmous671/
Causmos671/
Cosmmas671/
Commott670/
Commost670/

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