Kosao Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kosao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kosao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2111:605,89715,932
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Kosao Last Name Facts

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

Kosao is more commonly found in Japan than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kosao.

How Common Is The Last Name Kosao? popularity and diffusion

Kosao is the 1,052,587th most commonly held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Kosao reside; 89 percent reside in East Asia and 89 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The surname is most widespread in Japan, where it is borne by 211 people, or 1 in 605,897. In Japan Kosao is most prevalent in: Fukui Prefecture, where 45 percent reside, Kagoshima Prefecture, where 32 percent reside and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 20 percent reside. Other than Japan Kosao exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent reside and Niger, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kossao9197/
Kosaho9125/
Kosaou9117/
Khosao912/
Koshao912/
Kosiao911/
Kossaou83741/
Koshaho8354/
Koutsao8312/
Koisaou838/
Kosaoth831/
Koosaho831/
Khoshao831/
Kotsaho831/
Kasao80973/
Kusao80374/
Kozao80231/
Kesao8048/
Kocao8022/
Kosoa804/
Koussaou7715/
Koissaou7711/
Kosssaou771/
Kossahou771/
Khasao73199/
Kassao7365/
Cossao7352/
Kashao7336/
Kossoa7311/
Keshao738/
Kasaho738/
Kasaou738/
Kozaos734/
Kouzao733/
Koijao731/
Khosoa731/
Koca'o731/
Kusaho731/
Kosaea731/
Cousao731/
Kussao731/
Kosooo731/
Kassaou67136/
Kosaiya67109/
Kosohoi6757/
Kossoua6745/
Kessaho6738/
Kusaoha6725/
Kodjaou6724/
Kouzaho6716/
Kashaoz6710/
Kutsaho679/
Khotsoa679/
Koisoua677/
Kesahou674/
Khoijao674/
Kashaou671/
Kosajja671/
Kouchao671/
Koudjao671/
Kossoho671/
Kotchao671/
Kashaoa671/
Kasaoud671/
Koszouo671/
Koucaou671/
Khusiao671/
Khadsao671/

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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 Kosao
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