Kosay Surname
Approximately 1,728 people bear this surname
Kosay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1,567 | 1:84,396 | 8,874 |
| Kazakhstan | 112 | 1:157,879 | 15,632 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
The alternate forms: Koşay (519) are calculated separately.
Kosay (807) may also be a first name.
Kosay Demographics
Average Kosay Salary in
United States
$74,708 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kosay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kosay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kosay (Russian: Косай) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Koşay. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kosay? popularity and diffusion
Kosay is the 233,413th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,217,330 people. Kosay occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 91 percent of Kosay reside; 91 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 91 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 287,835th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 807 people.
It is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1,567 people, or 1 in 84,396. In Indonesia Kosay is mostly found in: Papua, where 98 percent live and West Papua, where 2 percent live. Outside of Indonesia Kosay is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 6 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.
Kosay Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kosay surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.
Kosay earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 73.14% more than the national average, earning $74,708 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kosay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kosay in the Russian language | ||
| Косай | kosaj | - |
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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 Kosay
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