Kosewe Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kosewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kosewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Kosewe Last Name Facts

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

Kosewe is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kosewe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 83 percent of Kosewe live; 83 percent live in Oceania Islands and 83 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

This surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea Kosewe is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koitsewe8623/
Koshewer8613/
Kasewe83169/
Kossew8350/
Kosawe8328/
Kosiwe8312/
Kosewa837/
Koseve836/
Kosowe834/
Kashewe77407/
Koseeva7764/
Koshewa7739/
Koszewa7728/
Kosowei7717/
Koosewa773/
Kessewe772/
Koshiwe771/
Katsewe771/
Kotseve771/
Kossawe771/
Kossewa771/
Koshowe771/
Koseewa771/
Kouzewe771/
Kousawe771/
Kotsiwe771/
Koezowe771/
Koisiewecz751/
Kosiw7338/
Kocew738/
Kasew737/
Kosheeva7183/
Koçsever7119/
Koysever7118/
Koshevei711/
Kasiewez711/
Kosrzewa711/
Kassewed711/
Kassewet711/
Kusewehr711/
Kosewähr711/
Koshevets673,547/
Koscheeva671,487/
Kaseve67572/
Kasawe67459/
Kasewa67209/
Kajewe67180/
Kocebe67140/
Kosciw6759/
Kusewa6747/
Kocewa6742/
Kazowe6733/
Kesawe6729/
Kosove6726/
Kasowe6725/
Kozowe6722/
Kesiwe6722/
Kosave6714/
Kassew6713/
Koschewis6710/
Kashew6710/
Cousew6710/
Koshiw6710/
Kazewe679/
Kosive679/
Keseve679/
Kusiwe678/
Kezowe675/
Kosiewich675/
Kasiwe675/
Kosiwa674/
Kusebe674/
Koschewoj672/
Kasewi672/
Kesowe671/
Koseevich671/
Kasiew671/
Koscheewa671/
Koschewoi671/
Keziwe671/
Kosawi671/

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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 Kosewe
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