Kaosa Surname
Approximately 157 people bear this surname
Kaosa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 107 | 1:431,588 | 23,328 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kaosa (16) may also be a first name.
Kaosa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaosa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kaosa (Hindi: काोसा) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaosa? popularity and diffusion
Kaosa is the 1,391,595th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. Kaosa is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Kaosa are found; 68 percent are found in East Africa and 68 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kaosa is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring given name worldwide, borne by 16 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 107 people, or 1 in 431,588. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kisii County, where 95 percent are found, Narok County, where 4 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 1 percent are found. Barring Kenya Kaosa is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kaosa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kaosa in the Hindi language | ||
| काोसा | kaosa | - |
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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 Kaosa
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