Kosbay Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Kosbay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 1:2,526,071 | 102,287 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Koşbay (30) are calculated separately.
Kosbay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kosbay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kosbay (Russian: Косбай) has its highest incidence in Kazakhstan. It may also occur as a variant: Koşbay. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kosbay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Kosbay occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Kosbay are found; 88 percent are found in Central Asia and 88 percent are found in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.
The last name is most commonly used in Kazakhstan, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 2,526,071. In Kazakhstan it is primarily concentrated in: Aktobe Region, where 57 percent live, South Kazakhstan Region, where 29 percent live and Almaty, where 14 percent live. Other than Kazakhstan Kosbay exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kosbay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kosbay in the Russian language | ||
| Косбай | kosbaj | - |
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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 Kosbay
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