Kosei Surname
Approximately 2,422 people bear this surname
Kosei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2,013 | 1:63,509 | 4,688 |
| Ukraine | 266 | 1:171,138 | 23,576 |
| Tanzania | 90 | 1:588,240 | 37,030 |
| Papua New Guinea | 34 | 1:239,815 | 32,925 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kosei (41,359) may also be a first name.
Kosei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kosei Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kosei (Marathi: कोसे) is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kosei? popularity and diffusion
Kosei is the 176,654th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,008,896 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 84 percent of Kosei are found; 83 percent are found in East Asia and 83 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 21,638th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 41,359 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is borne by 2,013 people, or 1 in 63,509. In Japan Kosei is most frequent in: Osaka Prefecture, where 14 percent reside, Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 13 percent reside and Hiroshima Prefecture, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Japan this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 11 percent reside and Tanzania, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kosei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kosei in the Marathi language | ||
| कोसे | kose | - |
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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 Kosei
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