Koosamu Surname

739,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Koosamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koosamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan3881:329,49611,654
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Koosamu (1,921) may also be a first name.

Koosamu Last Name Facts

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

Koosamu is more frequently found in Japan than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Koosamu? popularity and diffusion

Koosamu is the 739,868th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 18,686,015 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Koosamu live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 173,221st most prevalent given name at a global level It is held by 1,921 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is held by 388 people, or 1 in 329,496. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 79 percent reside, Ishikawa Prefecture, where 11 percent reside and Tottori Prefecture, where 7 percent reside. Not including Japan it is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kosamu924,721/
Kossamu86430/
Koisamu869/
Kosamut867/
Kosamou863/
Kosaamu861/
Koshamu861/
Koisamou8013/
Kohsamut807/
Kotsamut805/
Kosamout804/
Kodsamud801/
Kohsamui801/
Kodsamut801/
Kasamu772,610/
Kusamu7740/
Kosemu7722/
Kosomu7714/
Cosamu771/
Khotsamut7516/
Kasamut7191/
Kashamu7150/
Kuisamu7123/
Kasaimu7116/
Kasaamu7112/
Kassamu7111/
Khojamu719/
Kasamau718/
Koicamu713/
Koshemu713/
Khasamu713/
Kasamou711/
Kasiamu711/
Kasaumu711/
Cossamu711/
Kochamu711/
Khusamu711/
Kushamu711/
Kassamou6733/
Kasamuth6730/
Katsamut6714/
Kodjomou679/
Katsamui679/
Kassamut678/
Kgoshomu674/
Koisamoo674/
Kossomou672/
Katshamu671/
Kouzamou671/
Khusamut671/

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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 Koosamu
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