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 surname Cosmus occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cosmus? popularity and diffusion

It is the 424,982nd most commonly used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 8,952,759 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Cosmus reside; 53 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 118,117th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 3,589 people.

The last name Cosmus is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 434 people, or 1 in 106,405. In Kenya Cosmus is most common in: Kitui County, where 41 percent reside, Kilifi County, where 32 percent reside and Makueni County, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 19 percent reside and Turkey, where 14 percent reside.

Cosmus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cosmus has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 257 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cosmus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Cosmus surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Cosmus last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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