Kosaye Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Kosaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Kosaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kosaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kosaye (Marathi: खोसे) is found most frequently in Kenya. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kosaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Kosaye is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Kosaye live; 40 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Kosaye is mostly found in: Meru County, where 50 percent live and Mombasa County, where 50 percent live. Barring Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 20 percent live and India, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kosaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kosaye in the Marathi language | ||
| खोसे | khose | - |
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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 Kosaye
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