Cossigan Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Cossigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cossigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Cossigan Last Name Facts

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

Cossigan is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cossigan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Cossigan are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Benin, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 3,445,201. In Benin Cossigan is most common in: Atlantique Department, where 33 percent reside, Plateau Department, where 33 percent reside and Zou Department, where 33 percent reside.

Cossigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cosigan931/
Kossigan8886/
Cassigan880/
Koussigan821/
Casigan8088/
Sosigan8016/
Cosugan808/
Koussigain781/
Josighan75196/
Sasigain7535/
Coscigam751/
Casiggan751/
Sosighan751/
Kassigan751/
Kessigan750/
Cassigon750/
Josighane713/
Cassigham712/
Kosigehan711/
Cozigon6720/
Kosugan675/
Kasigan673/
Casugan672/
Sasigon671/
Josegan671/
Kusigan671/
Josigam671/
Kesigan670/
Casigon670/

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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 Cossigan
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