Kosayan Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Kosayan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 21 | 1:139,532 | 4,411 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Kosayan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kosayan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kosayan (Arabic: قوصايان, Georgian: კოსაიანი, Russian: Косаян) has its highest incidence in Armenia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kosayan.
How Common Is The Last Name Kosayan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,543,123rd most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 81 percent of Kosayan reside; 77 percent reside in West Asia and 68 percent reside in Armeno-West Asia.
The surname is most commonly used in Armenia, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 139,532. In Armenia Kosayan is most numerous in: Yerevan, where 76 percent reside, Kotayk Province, where 10 percent reside and Lori Province, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Armenia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 19 percent reside and Georgia, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kosayan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kosayan in the Georgian language | ||
| კოსაიანი | kosaiani | - |
| Kosayan in the Russian language | ||
| Косаян | kosaan | - |
| Kosayan in the Arabic language | ||
| قوصايان | qwsayan | - |
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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 Kosayan
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