Cosmus Surname

424,982nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 814 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Cosmus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cosmus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4341:106,4059,167
Nigeria1551:1,142,85746,821
Turkey1141:682,64435,241
Denmark501:112,89410,491
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
United States181:20,136,607622,629
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Cosmus (3,589) may also be a first name.

Cosmus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cosmus is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cosmus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 424,982nd most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 8,952,759 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Cosmus live; 53 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Cosmus is also the 118,117th most widespread given name throughout the world, borne by 3,589 people.

The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 434 people, or 1 in 106,405. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kitui County, where 41 percent are found, Kilifi County, where 32 percent are found and Makueni County, where 14 percent are found. Besides Kenya Cosmus exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 19 percent are found and Turkey, where 14 percent are found.

Cosmus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cosmus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cosmus surname increased 257 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cosmus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Cosmus surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Cosmus earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.96% more than the national average, earning $53,488 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cosmeus9260/
Cosmous921/
Cosmmus921/
Comus91130/
Cousmous861/
Cosmos833,190/
Kosmus8393/
Casmus8367/
Cusmus838/
Commus833/
Sosmus831/
Comuis831/
Cosmau831/
Cosmou831/
Comgus830/
Comaus830/
Comu8019/
Cosmuța7730/
Cossmos774/
Kosmaus771/
Cosmuch771/
Cusmous771/
Camus7338,700/
Comut73129/
Comau7395/
Komus7393/
Commu7350/
Comuz7314/
Casmu7312/
Comou734/
Coumu732/
Kosmu732/
Comux731/
Qosmu731/
Cuomu731/
Comeu731/
Cámus731/
Comuy731/
Cossmoss711/
Comhouse711/
Cousmuch710/
Kosmos672,509/
Camous67690/
Comuce67396/
Cameus67284/
Coumou67276/
Kozmus67232/
Casmuz67175/
Coumau67103/
Comuth67100/
Kusmus6781/
Casmud6779/
Kucmus6770/
Kasmus6742/
Koymus6739/
Kocmus6731/
Khomus6724/
Komush6723/
Comaud6720/
Comaux6710/
Cammus679/
Comoss679/
Kotmus678/
Camuse676/
Kosmou676/
Camuss675/
Kommus675/
Casmui675/
Comaut674/
Camaus672/
Comgau671/
Comoux671/
Zozmus671/
Cosmoe671/
Khoshmous671/
Zosmos671/
Camusz671/
Commau670/
Jasmus670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Cosmus
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