Kosa Surname
Approximately 13,648 people bear this surname
Kosa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 1,800 | 1:11,154 | 1,447 |
| Thailand | 1,476 | 1:47,858 | 5,547 |
| DR Congo | 1,177 | 1:62,769 | 7,445 |
| Turkey | 979 | 1:79,491 | 7,252 |
| United States | 873 | 1:415,188 | 36,052 |
| Pakistan | 837 | 1:213,434 | 5,096 |
| India | 796 | 1:963,650 | 41,117 |
| Zimbabwe | 529 | 1:29,184 | 4,483 |
| Papua New Guinea | 513 | 1:15,894 | 1,560 |
| Tanzania | 502 | 1:105,461 | 10,265 |
| Germany | 413 | 1:194,928 | 22,513 |
| Japan | 400 | 1:319,611 | 11,483 |
| Russia | 363 | 1:397,033 | 38,405 |
| Poland | 321 | 1:118,407 | 17,675 |
| South Africa | 309 | 1:175,332 | 19,362 |
| Ukraine | 284 | 1:160,291 | 22,197 |
| Indonesia | 213 | 1:620,888 | 49,115 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Nigeria | 175 | 1:1,012,244 | 42,687 |
| Slovakia | 161 | 1:33,146 | 5,979 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Canada | 148 | 1:248,957 | 23,668 |
| Uganda | 129 | 1:302,630 | 20,937 |
| Austria | 125 | 1:68,123 | 10,493 |
| Hungary | 114 | 1:86,108 | 8,552 |
| Czechia | 83 | 1:128,114 | 20,499 |
| England | 61 | 1:913,411 | 46,955 |
| Cameroon | 55 | 1:377,619 | 33,137 |
| Australia | 48 | 1:562,410 | 41,290 |
| Latvia | 46 | 1:44,566 | 6,776 |
| Zambia | 42 | 1:377,379 | 19,273 |
| Brazil | 31 | 1:6,905,624 | 162,221 |
| Sweden | 29 | 1:339,543 | 23,803 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Solomon Islands | 17 | 1:34,119 | 6,789 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Belarus | 12 | 1:791,755 | 62,255 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 1:1,473,541 | 75,349 |
| Croatia | 11 | 1:384,419 | 33,360 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Moldova | 9 | 1:395,708 | 28,721 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Greece | 8 | 1:1,384,974 | 86,362 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
The alternate forms: Kósa (8,103), Koša (639), Kòsa (2), Koşa (2), Kösa (1) & Kóša (226) are calculated separately.
Kosa (15,709) may also be a first name.
Kosa Demographics
Kosa Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Kosa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kosa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kosa (Russian: Коса) occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Kósa, Koša, Kòsa, Koşa, Kösa or Kóša. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kosa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 38,528th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 533,964 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 36 percent of Kosa reside; 22 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 13 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 44,958th most numerous forename in the world. It is borne by 15,709 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is carried by 1,800 people, or 1 in 11,154. In Romania it is most frequent in: Harghita County, where 32 percent are found, Brașov County, where 13 percent are found and Covasna County, where 12 percent are found. Besides Romania Kosa exists in 92 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 11 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.
Kosa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Kosa last name is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (76%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Kosa surname are 11.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.25% being registered with the political party.
The amount Kosa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 520.64% more than the national average, earning S/. 120,312 per year; in South Africa they earn 39.24% less than the national average, earning R 144,384 per year; in United States they earn 14.94% more than the national average, earning $49,595 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.49% more than the national average, earning $50,423 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kosa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kosa in the Russian language | ||
| Коса | kosa | - |
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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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- 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 Kosa
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