Kosba Surname

354,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,026 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Kosba Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'one who lives from what he has earned', 'one who lives by what he has gained'.

Kosba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt7931:115,9349,519
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kosba (19) may also be a first name.

Kosba Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'one who lives from what he has earned', 'one who lives by what he has gained'.

- kosba

Kosba Last Name Facts

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

Kosba occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kosba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 354,583rd most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,102,871 people. The last name Kosba is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Kosba live; 77 percent live in North Africa and 77 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Kosba is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 19 people.

The surname is most widely held in Egypt, where it is held by 793 people, or 1 in 115,934. Without taking into account Egypt it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 19 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kosbau91100/
Kotsba9177/
Kosbay918/
Kosbas918/
Kousba914/
Kosbai914/
Kosbad913/
Kosbah913/
Kossba912/
Koshbai83125/
Koshbay8346/
Khoshba8313/
Kosbach836/
Kossbau832/
Kosbath831/
Kesba80554/
Kosbe80389/
Kasba80337/
Kosby80129/
Kosbi8089/
Kusba8088/
Cosba802/
Kosbo800/
Khoshbay77119/
Khoshbah7734/
Kossbach7718/
Koushbay7716/
Khoshbad7714/
Khoshbas771/
Kasbah7314,350/
Koçbay73926/
Koçbaş73657/
Kousbe73395/
Kasbaş73265/
Kashba73153/
Kesbai7390/
Kusbha7379/
Kusbas7358/
Kushba7354/
Koşbay7330/
Kosboi7328/
Katsba7326/
Kusbah7322/
Koßbau7314/
Kasbha7312/
Khasba7312/
Kasbai7311/
Kasbas7311/
Kosbie7310/
Kessba738/
Kosbey735/
Kasbea734/
Khusba734/
Koshva733/
Khosbi733/
Kesbah732/
Kosbet732/
Kasbay731/
Kousbi731/
Kosboy731/
Kasbad731/
Kasbaz731/
Kotsbo731/
Kosbot731/
Kousbé731/
Koshby731/
Kassba731/
Kasbau730/
Cosbay730/
Khoshbash7145/
Khasbah671,664/
Khashba67812/
Khoshbo67171/
Kushbah67121/
Käsbach67110/
Kusbaha6778/
Kusbach6754/
Kosboth6754/
Keshbah6750/
Koçbuğa6736/
Kosempa6735/
Kushbha6726/
Kushbay6723/
Kasbach6716/
Khushba678/
Khosboo677/
Khosbou677/
Kasbhat676/
Khusbas675/
Keesbay673/
Cossbau673/
Kusbash672/
Kasbaia672/
Kochbai672/
Kausbai671/
Khoshbacht671/
Kasbaya671/
Kosenpa671/
Khasbas671/
Khoshbi671/
Koushva671/
Koshber671/
Kuschba670/
Coosbau670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kosba
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