Kosev Surname
Approximately 1,888 people bear this surname
Kosev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 1,770 | 1:3,943 | 575 |
| Russia | 41 | 1:3,515,196 | 179,721 |
| Ukraine | 32 | 1:1,422,584 | 115,871 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
Kosev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kosev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kosev (Russian: Косев) is borne by more people in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kosev? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 217,216th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,859,929 people. Kosev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Kosev are found; 94 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Kosev is most widespread in Bulgaria, where it is held by 1,770 people, or 1 in 3,943. In Bulgaria Kosev is mostly concentrated in: Sofia City Province, where 14 percent reside, Gabrovo Province, where 13 percent reside and Veliko Tarnovo Province, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Bulgaria it occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 2 percent reside and Ukraine, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kosev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kosev in the Russian language | ||
| Косев | kosev | - |
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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
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- 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 Kosev
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