Cozza Surname

66,762nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
San Marino

Cozza Surname Definition:

(Italian) Descendant of Cozzi, a pet form of names ending in -cozzo, as Francescozzo (little Francesco) and Domenicozzo (little Domenico); one with an unusual head.

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Cozza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy4,4801:13,6512,209
United States1,6101:225,13021,781
Brazil4941:433,34916,443
Argentina4641:92,1197,765
Canada1131:326,06729,799
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
France501:1,328,454133,611
Uruguay301:114,39210,866
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
England261:2,143,00282,017
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
San Marino61:5,536600
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Malta11:430,2723,380
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Cozza (89) may also be a first name.

Cozza Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) Descendant of Cozzi, a pet form of names ending in -cozzo, as Francescozzo (little Francesco) and Domenicozzo (little Domenico); one with an unusual head.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'mussel' (shellfish).

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Cozza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cozza has its highest incidence in Italy. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cozza? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 66,762nd most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 976,621 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Cozza are found; 60 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 60 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 1,011,231st most prevalent forename internationally It is held by 89 people.

Cozza is most frequent in Italy, where it is carried by 4,480 people, or 1 in 13,651. In Italy Cozza is most prevalent in: Calabria, where 37 percent are found, Veneto, where 19 percent are found and Lombardy, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Italy Cozza exists in 37 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.

Cozza Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cozza are 3.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.46% registered with the political party.

The amount Cozza earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 24.91% more than the national average, earning €37,509 per year; in Peru they earn 43.01% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,048 per year; in United States they earn 9.24% more than the national average, earning $47,137 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.41% more than the national average, earning $60,322 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chozza9177/
Coizza9136/
Scozza9135/
Cozzia915/
Couzza912/
Cozzea912/
Cozzad911/
Cozzat910/
Coza891,027/
Cozzadd830/
Cozzi8017,515/
Cozad803,052/
Cozzo802,141/
Corza801,465/
Cotza801,129/
Choza80848/
Sozza80439/
Cozea80218/
Zozza80153/
Cozaś80137/
Cozze8092/
Scoza8084/
Cozas8071/
Coiza8071/
Cozzy8066/
Cozat8056/
Couza8028/
Kozza8027/
Cazza8022/
Cozha8015/
Cioza8013/
Cozia806/
Cozay805/
Jozza804/
Cozah802/
Cosza802/
Cuzza801/
Cozaz801/
Cozca801/
Gcoza801/
Chozhzha773/
Cuozzo735,566/
Chouza731,172/
Cozzio73371/
Cozadd73245/
Cozzie73229/
Scazza73175/
Cozzer73173/
Caezza73117/
Couzzi73105/
Tchoza73105/
Cozatt73103/
Giozza73100/
Cauzza7393/
Cuozzi7362/
Cozaya7360/
Couzzo7348/
Ciazza7332/
Coziah7327/
Cuizza7327/
Coizzi7321/
Sozzai7317/
Cazzia7312/
Corzzo7311/
Csouza7310/
Cotzas739/
Chazza737/
Scozzo735/
Kozzia734/
Cotzay734/
Cozzes734/
Cozass732/
Quozza732/
Zorzza732/
Coezzi732/
Kouzza732/
Csorza731/
Cuczza731/
Couzas731/
Couzia731/
Cozaad731/
Cozais731/
Cozzou731/
Dcozzi731/
Suozza731/
Zouzza731/
Chozzo731/
Kcorza731/
Kotzza731/
Zozzia731/
Scouza731/
Czurza731/
Chozzi731/
Chuzza731/
Ciozga731/
Cazzas731/
Caïzza731/
Couzai731/
Corzzi731/
Jozzea731/
Cuzzia730/
Cozaid730/
Cozsad730/
Coca6754,325/
Soza6736,993/
Koza6726,560/
Zoza677,910/
Zuza675,504/
Cosa674,208/
Caza673,902/
Qoza673,609/
Cuza673,508/
Coja671,400/
Joza671,309/
Coze67769/
Cozo67500/
Cozy67483/
Coşa67357/
Ćoza67132/
Cozi67120/
Coţa6753/
Céza6733/
Coizeau6727/
Coxa6721/
Chozaah6719/
Zůza6717/
Tchouza6710/
Kozhzha679/
Scozzio678/
Čoza677/
D'Couza673/
Cozzett672/
Coça672/
Záza671/
Zūza671/
Dcsouza671/
Corzeau671/
Cozzier670/

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