Kosewe Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Kosewe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koitsewe | 86 | 23 | / |
| Koshewer | 86 | 13 | / |
| Kasewe | 83 | 169 | / |
| Kossew | 83 | 50 | / |
| Kosawe | 83 | 28 | / |
| Kosiwe | 83 | 12 | / |
| Kosewa | 83 | 7 | / |
| Koseve | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kosowe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kashewe | 77 | 407 | / |
| Koseeva | 77 | 64 | / |
| Koshewa | 77 | 39 | / |
| Koszewa | 77 | 28 | / |
| Kosowei | 77 | 17 | / |
| Koosewa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kessewe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Koshiwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Katsewe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kotseve | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kossawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kossewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koshowe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koseewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kouzewe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kousawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kotsiwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koezowe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koisiewecz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kosiw | 73 | 38 | / |
| Kocew | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kasew | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kosheeva | 71 | 83 | / |
| Koçsever | 71 | 19 | / |
| Koysever | 71 | 18 | / |
| Koshevei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kasiewez | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kosrzewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kassewed | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kassewet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kusewehr | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kosewähr | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koshevets | 67 | 3,547 | / |
| Koscheeva | 67 | 1,487 | / |
| Kaseve | 67 | 572 | / |
| Kasawe | 67 | 459 | / |
| Kasewa | 67 | 209 | / |
| Kajewe | 67 | 180 | / |
| Kocebe | 67 | 140 | / |
| Kosciw | 67 | 59 | / |
| Kusewa | 67 | 47 | / |
| Kocewa | 67 | 42 | / |
| Kazowe | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kesawe | 67 | 29 | / |
| Kosove | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kasowe | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kozowe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kesiwe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kosave | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kassew | 67 | 13 | / |
| Koschewis | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kashew | 67 | 10 | / |
| Cousew | 67 | 10 | / |
| Koshiw | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kazewe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kosive | 67 | 9 | / |
| Keseve | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kusiwe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kezowe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kosiewich | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kasiwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kosiwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kusebe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Koschewoj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kasewi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kesowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koseevich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kasiew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koscheewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koschewoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keziwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kosawi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kosewe
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