Kosarev Surname

26,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Kosarev Surname User-submission:

This surname came from the Russian word kosit (косить), which means 'to mow'.

Kosarev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia17,9661:8,0221,060
Ukraine1,3401:33,9724,932
Kazakhstan4191:42,2025,524
Belarus3041:31,2535,413
Uzbekistan711:435,62210,503
Kyrgyzstan531:112,69213,225
Turkmenistan371:148,3543,025
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Tajikistan131:645,1304,278
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Georgia111:340,50414,961
Finland81:687,08836,047
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Transnistria61:79,11610,859
England61:9,286,343223,652
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Kosarev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname came from the Russian word kosit (косить), which means 'to mow'.

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Kosarev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kosarev (Arabic: كوساريف, Georgian: კოსარევი, Russian: Косарев) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kosarev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kosarev is the 26,430th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 357,899 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Kosarev are found; 83 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 83 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

Kosarev is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 17,966 people, or 1 in 8,022. In Russia Kosarev is most prevalent in: Tambov Oblast, where 18 percent live, Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent live and Moscow, where 6 percent live. Apart from Russia Kosarev occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 7 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent live.

Kosarev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (92%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kosarev last name are 8.37% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 55.14% being registered with the political party.

Kosarev earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 40.25% less than the national average, earning $25,781 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kosarev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kosarev in the Georgian language
კოსარევიkosarevi-
Kosarev in the Russian language
Косаревkosarev-
Kosarev in the Arabic language
كوساريفkwsaryf-

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