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 most frequently in Japan. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kosei? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kosei is the 176,654th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,008,896 people. This surname 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 commonly used first name in the world, borne by 41,359 people.
This surname is most common in Japan, where it is carried by 2,013 people, or 1 in 63,509. In Japan it is most numerous in: Osaka Prefecture, where 14 percent reside, Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 13 percent reside and Hiroshima Prefecture, where 13 percent reside. Not including Japan it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found 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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