Cosum Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Cosum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cosum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Coşum (25) are calculated separately.

Cosum (43) may also be a first name.

Cosum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cosum occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Coşum. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cosum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Cosum occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Cosum live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe. Cosum is also the 1,545,828th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 43 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 13,417,576. In Germany Cosum is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 100 percent reside. Besides Germany Cosum occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Cosum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cosum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cosum surname decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coşum9325/
Cossum9186/
Chosum915/
Coshum911/
Chhosum835/
Kosum80883/
Cosom80193/
Casum80106/
Cosun80101/
Cocum8067/
Coxum8058/
Josum8048/
Qosum803/
Sosum802/
Cusum801/
Cosumova771/
Cosgun73789/
Casium73202/
Coshun73103/
Cossom7384/
Josume7340/
Cassum7331/
Kossum7326/
Koisum7317/
Coscun739/
Kosume736/
Chozum734/
Koshum733/
Ciosom733/
Kousum733/
Jossum733/
Cochum732/
Coucum732/
Corzum732/
Khosum731/
Cosiun731/
Koesum731/
Casoum731/
Cosung731/
Coosom731/
Cosuin731/
Chusum731/
Cosjun731/
Chasum731/
Kosoum731/
Kosium731/
Soisum731/
Cashum730/
Cossun730/
Kotsume6721/
Kousoum6717/
Couchum6716/
Koussum676/
Kossoum675/
Choizum673/
Koysume673/
Koisume672/
Catsume672/
Sossoum672/
Kochoum671/
Kuchoum671/
Zachoum671/
Tchousseum671/
Chazoum671/
Cassoum671/
Tchasum671/
Coshaun671/
Cassume671/
Coizume671/
Cotchum671/
Caassum670/
Cashumn670/
Chassum670/

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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 Cosum
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