Kosau Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Kosau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Kosau (25) may also be a first name.
Kosau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kosau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kosau occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kosau? popularity and diffusion
Kosau is the 3,185,033rd most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Kosau live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 25 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria Kosau is mostly found in: Zamfara, where 45 percent reside, Kaduna, where 38 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 16 percent reside and Belarus, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Kosau
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