Cosmos Surname
Approximately 3,190 people bear this surname
Cosmos 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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,862 | 1:61,895 | 4,590 |
| Brazil | 133 | 1:1,609,581 | 53,222 |
| Namibia | 61 | 1:39,498 | 5,347 |
| Germany | 29 | 1:2,776,050 | 134,833 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Cosmos (76,438) may also be a first name.
Cosmos 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.
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Cosmos Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Cosmos Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cosmos Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cosmos (Marathi: कॉसमॉस, Oriya: କସମସ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Cosmos click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cosmos? popularity and diffusion
Cosmos is the 139,996th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,284,497 people. Cosmos is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Cosmos live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 12,857th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 76,438 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,862 people, or 1 in 61,895. In Nigeria Cosmos is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 10 percent reside, Rivers, where 9 percent reside and Adamawa, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 4 percent reside and Namibia, where 2 percent reside.
Cosmos Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Cosmos last name is primarily Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cosmos Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cosmos in the Oriya language | ||
| କସମସ | kasamasa | 75 |
| କସମସ୍ | kasamas | 25 |
| Cosmos in the Marathi language | ||
| कॉसमॉस | kosamosa | 66.67 |
| कॉसमॉ | kosamo | 11.11 |
| मोस | mosa | 11.11 |
| कोसमोस | kosamosa | 11.11 |
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Footnotes
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