Kolosho Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kolosho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolosho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1621:285,06118,491
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kolosho Last Name Facts

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

Kolosho is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolosho? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,276,805th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kolosho reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in Cushitic Africa.

The surname Kolosho is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 162 people, or 1 in 285,061. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Garissa County, where 94 percent are found, Tana River County, where 6 percent are found and Lamu County, where 1 percent are found. Besides Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 9 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Kolosho Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

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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
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  • 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 Kolosho
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