Koseff Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Koseff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koseff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

Koseff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Koseff is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Koseff.

How Common Is The Last Name Koseff? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,882,912th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Koseff are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 1,354,443. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 98 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 3 percent live. Outside of South Africa this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 41 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Koseff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Koseff are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Koseff earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.06% less than the national average, earning R 73,524 per year and in United States they earn 22.32% more than the national average, earning $52,779 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kosseff9253/
Kosheff9240/
Kotseff927/
Kosef91133/
Kosheiff8643/
Koutseff8634/
Kousseff867/
Koshieff864/
Kaseff8385/
Kuseff837/
Kozsef831/
Kosiff831/
Coseff831/
Kozeff831/
Kotscheff801/
Khoshef77481/
Katseff7737/
Kocheff7734/
Koussef7731/
Kusseff7710/
Kasheff774/
Cosseff772/
Keuseff771/
Khoseif771/
Kosev731,888/
Kosif731,184/
Kasef7376/
Kesef7338/
Cosef737/
Koseb732/
Kusef731/
Kocef731/
Kotcheff7146/
Koicheff7118/
Kourzeff711/
Khoussef711/
Kosseife711/
Kashef676,533/
Kotsev673,227/
Koseva672,044/
Koshev67634/
Kossew6750/
Kossev6746/
Kageff6745/
Koseev6733/
Coxeff6727/
Khosif6719/
Kassef6719/
Kosiev6710/
Koseph678/
Caseff675/
Khasef675/
Koytcheff675/
Koucef674/
Khosev673/
Kousev673/
Koshif673/
Kouseb672/
Kojefh671/
Kausef671/
Khoseb671/
Kaseef671/
Koisev671/
Coseft671/
Kuseif671/

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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
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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 Koseff
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