Kosbu Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Kosbu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
The alternate forms: Kosbü (33) are calculated separately.
Kosbu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kosbu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kosbu is most common in Germany. It may also occur as: Kosbü. Click here for further possible spellings of Kosbu.
How Common Is The Last Name Kosbu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,812,366th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Kosbu is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Kosbu live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 11,500,780. In Germany Kosbu is most prevalent in: Hesse, where 86 percent reside. Excluding Germany Kosbu exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosbü | 93 | 33 | / |
| Kosbau | 91 | 100 | / |
| Khosbu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Kossbu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Kosbut | 91 | 1 | / |
| Khoshbu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Khosbou | 83 | 7 | / |
| Kossbau | 83 | 2 | / |
| Khoosbu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kasbu | 80 | 25 | / |
| Koßbu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kusbu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khoshbou | 77 | 23 | / |
| Khooshbu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Koussbus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khosbush | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khusbu | 73 | 1,938 | / |
| Koçbuğ | 73 | 104 | / |
| Kushbu | 73 | 34 | / |
| Koßbau | 73 | 14 | / |
| Kusbhu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Cossbu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kasbau | 73 | 0 | / |
| Khoshbouy | 71 | 4 | / |
| Khoshbush | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khoshbudh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khushbu | 67 | 3,852 | / |
| Koçbuğa | 67 | 36 | / |
| Khoshvu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Khashbu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Khosboo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Khusbhu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kushbhu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cossbau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Coosbau | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Kosbu
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