Kosem Surname

306,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Kosem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kosem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand6751:104,64915,146
Slovenia2871:8,6681,975
Indonesia821:1,612,795106,468
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
India261:29,502,515369,827
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
France71:9,488,960336,266
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

The alternate forms: Kösem (7,300) are calculated separately.

Kosem (571) may also be a first name.

Kosem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kosem (Russian: Косем) is most common in Thailand. It may be found in the variant forms: Kösem. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kosem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 306,393rd most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,905,629 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 65 percent of Kosem live; 62 percent live in Southeast Asia and 55 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 350,891st most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 571 people.

The surname is most numerous in Thailand, where it is held by 675 people, or 1 in 104,649. In Thailand it is mostly concentrated in: Rayong Province, where 66 percent are found, Chonburi Province, where 8 percent are found and Bangkok, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Thailand this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 23 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.

Kosem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kosem surname are 43.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.43% being registered with the party.

The amount Kosem earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.21% less than the national average, earning $41,334 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.81% less than the national average, earning $47,294 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kösem937,300/
Koseme9184/
Koseem9141/
Koshem9123/
Kohsem9113/
Khosem915/
Kousem915/
Koesem915/
Kossem913/
Kosiem911/
Kosseim8343/
Koussem8323/
Kosieme834/
Kosheem831/
Khossem831/
Koissem831/
Kasem8063,907/
Kosim8024,350/
Küsem80214/
Kesem80159/
Kosym8063/
Kusem8040/
Kocem8037/
Kozem8023/
Cosem8019/
Kojem802/
Kogem801/
Qosem801/
Kosemova773/
Kousseme773/
Khosseim771/
Kassem7383,702/
Kashem7360,691/
Kaseem734,581/
Khosim732,099/
Kaseme731,514/
Kessem73551/
Koucem73393/
Kozeem73166/
Kasiem73156/
Qoseem73113/
Khasem7377/
Koshim7374/
Kussem7353/
Kuseme7348/
Kaseim7332/
Khozem7320/
Keseem7319/
Kossim7318/
Kahsem7316/
Hkosim7316/
Keesem7315/
Kohsim7313/
Kasemm7311/
Kaseam737/
Cosiem737/
Kaseum737/
Khojem736/
Kozhem735/
Korzem734/
Keshem733/
Kasehm733/
Coseme733/
Kougem733/
Kuojem733/
Kausem732/
Kaesem732/
Kosime732/
Kosaim732/
Kaasem731/
Kesiem731/
Kodgem731/
Hkasem731/
Cossem731/
Koozem731/
Koshym731/
Koicem731/
Kousim731/
Cousem731/
Koesim731/
Koshemova712/
Khaseem67936/
Kasheem67615/
Khoziem67276/
Kassiem67165/
Khoshim6773/
Khashem6748/
Kodshim6731/
Kasheme6725/
Kasieme6721/
Kasseem6717/
Kocheim6712/
Kasseum679/
Kaaseem678/
Kasseme677/
Koussim677/
Khassem676/
Kasseim675/
Kossiom675/
Khotsim674/
Khojhem673/
Kusheme673/
Kashiem673/
Kozheem673/
Katseem673/
Khouzem673/
Koudjem673/
Kasseam672/
Kuozeem672/
Quoseem672/
Koisime672/
Kuissem672/
Kahshem671/
Kesheem671/
Kasheim671/
Koozeem671/
Koushim671/
Katseme671/
Kashemm671/
Kossaim671/
Kossime671/
Koshime671/
Kouzeme671/
Qkassem671/
Kussiem671/
Kouchem671/
Khoshym671/
Khozemh671/
Kasssem671/
Khutsem671/
Keeshem670/

Kosem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kosem in the Russian language
Косемkosem-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kosem
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