Cossan Surname
Approximately 212 people bear this surname
Cossan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 177 | 1:299,105 | 23,110 |
| Ivory Coast | 31 | 1:744,233 | 20,430 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Cossan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cossan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cossan occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Cossan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,136,896th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 34,375,217 people. The surname Cossan is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Cossan live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Cossan is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 177 people, or 1 in 299,105. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 53 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 41 percent are found and Katavi Region, where 2 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 15 percent are found and Ireland, where 0 percent are found.
Cossan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Cossan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cossan last name declined 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Cossan
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