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 carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Kolosho click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolosho? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kolosho is the 1,276,805th most common family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kolosho live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in Cushitic Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 162 people, or 1 in 285,061. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Garissa County, where 94 percent live, Tana River County, where 6 percent live and Lamu County, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 9 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Kolosho Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily 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
  • 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 Kolosho
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