Cossu Surname

30,910th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Cossu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cossu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy15,4181:3,967394
France7411:89,63912,886
United States3091:1,173,00683,866
Argentina1551:275,76422,190
England981:568,55234,674
Panama821:47,7102,355
Brazil661:3,243,55093,057
Germany611:1,319,76283,187
Mexico601:2,068,77019,099
Switzerland501:164,25815,252
Belgium461:249,92730,800
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
Spain291:1,612,13947,760
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

The alternate forms: Cossú (2) & Cossù (1) are calculated separately.

Cossu (257) may also be a first name.

Cossu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cossu is found most frequently in Italy. It can also be found as a variant: Cossú or Cossù. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cossu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 30,910th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 421,855 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Cossu live; 89 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 89 percent live in Italic Europe. Cossu is also the 555,528th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 257 people.

The surname Cossu is most frequently held in Italy, where it is carried by 15,418 people, or 1 in 3,967. In Italy Cossu is most frequent in: Sardinia, where 83 percent reside, Lazio, where 4 percent reside and Lombardy, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Italy this surname exists in 41 countries. It is also common in France, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Cossu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cossu surname are 4.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.72% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cossu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 6.77% less than the national average, earning €27,997 per year; in Peru they earn 274.23% more than the national average, earning S/. 72,544 per year and in United States they earn 17.87% more than the national average, earning $50,858 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cossú932/
Cossù931/
Cossou91730/
Cossus9153/
Cossut919/
Coussu911/
Cossui911/
Cosu8987/
Coussau83146/
Coussou8377/
Cossoux8337/
Cossuth835/
Cassu80607/
Ciosu80237/
Sossu8067/
Cosau8058/
Jossu8047/
Zossu8046/
Cousu8030/
Cosut8027/
Kossu8022/
Cosus807/
Cosiu806/
Coseu804/
Chosu803/
Cussu802/
Coshu801/
Cosui801/
Cosup800/
Coussaud7772/
Coussoud7722/
Coussout779/
Tchosseu774/
Tchossou774/
Choussou773/
Coussoux772/
Coussaux770/
Zossou736,789/
Kossou736,146/
Cassou732,862/
Choshu73599/
Cassus73172/
Chussu73153/
Sossau73121/
Cassau73112/
Jossou7365/
Cousau7363/
Cassup7351/
Kossup7335/
Cussou7325/
Choosu7325/
Kosseu7323/
Zhossu7321/
Djossu7321/
Josseu7319/
Cussau7316/
Kossau7310/
Jossup739/
Cassut739/
Cassud733/
Chassu733/
Chousu732/
Casseu732/
Coseus732/
Soussu732/
Kuossu732/
Coisou731/
Kossus731/
Zossuu731/
Tsossu731/
Dzossu731/
Jossud731/
Chosui731/
Cosaut730/
Tchoussou71100/
Tchousseu716/
Tchossouh711/
Djossou6733,742/
Sasu6720,534/
Casseus6718,634/
Sosu6712,106/
Casu6712,036/
Koussou673,908/
Kosu673,791/
Josu672,356/
Zosu67530/
Djosseu67398/
Chousou67231/
Cassutt67107/
Cassout6773/
Cassous6763/
Caussou6758/
Tchassu6748/
Jossaud6746/
Jossoud6735/
Cassoux6727/
Kousseu6723/
Dzossou6721/
Kossous6715/
Cosault6714/
Cusu6712/
Kossuch6712/
Cassaud6712/
Koissou6711/
Cozu6710/
Scassau6710/
Coshutt677/
Kossouh674/
Coşu674/
Djossui673/
Chassou673/
Cassaus672/
Zoussou672/
Cassuis672/
Djoussu672/
Kossutt671/
Choisuh671/
Giossup671/
Djossau671/
Giossou671/
Jousseu671/
Joussou671/
Kossuis671/
Zousseu671/
Soussau671/
Tchussu671/
Câsu671/
Czosuch671/
Chasseu671/
Casszus671/
Cuissui671/
Coçu671/
Khossou671/
Soussui671/
Qosu671/
Chouhsu671/
Choosui671/
Cousutt670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cossu
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