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
The last name Kosei (Marathi: कोसे) is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kosei? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 176,654th most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,008,896 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Kosei live; 83 percent live in East Asia and 83 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 21,638th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 41,359 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Japan, where it is borne by 2,013 people, or 1 in 63,509. In Japan Kosei is primarily concentrated in: Osaka Prefecture, where 14 percent are found, Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 13 percent are found and Hiroshima Prefecture, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Japan Kosei occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 11 percent are found and Tanzania, where 4 percent are found.
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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