Kosamu Surname
Approximately 4,721 people bear this surname
Kosamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 2,805 | 1:5,651 | 677 |
| Malawi | 654 | 1:26,176 | 3,951 |
| Tanzania | 635 | 1:83,373 | 8,512 |
| DR Congo | 383 | 1:192,897 | 19,402 |
| Zimbabwe | 118 | 1:130,833 | 17,313 |
| Uganda | 116 | 1:336,546 | 22,436 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Kosamu (1,553) may also be a first name.
Kosamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kosamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kosamu is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kosamu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kosamu is the 100,129th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,543,645 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kosamu are found; 76 percent are found in Southern Africa and 76 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 196,645th most widespread given name worldwide, borne by 1,553 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is held by 2,805 people, or 1 in 5,651. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Copperbelt Province, where 38 percent reside, North-Western Province, where 18 percent reside and Central Province, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Zambia Kosamu exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 14 percent reside and Tanzania, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kossamu | 92 | 430 | / |
| Koosamu | 92 | 390 | / |
| Koisamu | 92 | 9 | / |
| Kosamut | 92 | 7 | / |
| Kosamou | 92 | 3 | / |
| Kosaamu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Koshamu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Koisamou | 86 | 13 | / |
| Kohsamut | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kotsamut | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kosamout | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kodsamut | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kodsamud | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kohsamui | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kasamu | 83 | 2,610 | / |
| Kusamu | 83 | 40 | / |
| Kosemu | 83 | 22 | / |
| Kesamu | 83 | 18 | / |
| Kosomu | 83 | 14 | / |
| Cosamu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khotsamut | 80 | 16 | / |
| Kasamut | 77 | 91 | / |
| Kashamu | 77 | 50 | / |
| Kuisamu | 77 | 23 | / |
| Kasaimu | 77 | 16 | / |
| Kasaamu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Kassamu | 77 | 11 | / |
| Khojamu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kasamau | 77 | 8 | / |
| Koicamu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Koshemu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Khasamu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kasamou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kushamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kasiamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khusamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kasaumu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kochamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cossamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keshamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keesamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kassamou | 71 | 33 | / |
| Kasamuth | 71 | 30 | / |
| Katsamut | 71 | 14 | / |
| Katsamui | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kassamut | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kgoshomu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Koisamoo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kossomou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kouzamou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khusamut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kousemou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Katshamu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kajamu | 67 | 427 | / |
| Kasemu | 67 | 88 | / |
| Kazemu | 67 | 62 | / |
| Kasomu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kotchamou | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kazamu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kesemu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kossoumou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kacamu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kazomu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kassaimou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kajomu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouchamou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khotsomhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koussémou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khatsamut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katsamust | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kosamu
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