Koshom Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Koshom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koshom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Koshom (5) may also be a first name.

Koshom Last Name Facts

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

Koshom has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Koshom.

How Common Is The Last Name Koshom? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Koshom occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Koshom live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 25 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most frequently used forename on earth, borne by 5 people.

Koshom is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Muranga County, where 50 percent are found and Uasin Gishu County, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kosom91463/
Kosiom83586/
Kossom83140/
Kosham8374/
Kosome8316/
Keshom8315/
Kochom8313/
Kohsom836/
Kashom834/
Koshum833/
Kousom832/
Kosoom832/
Kotsom831/
Kosoum831/
Kodsom831/
Kashoom77199/
Kashome7762/
Koodsom7722/
Kousoum7717/
Koshame7710/
Kossoum775/
Kousham774/
Kashohm772/
Kossome772/
Kootsom772/
Khashom771/
Kushsom771/
Koshgam771/
Kuochom771/
Katshom771/
Kashoum771/
Koissom771/
Kochoum771/
Koussom771/
Kodchom771/
Khosham771/
Kasom731,127/
Kosum73883/
Kosam73821/
Kusom73411/
Cosom73193/
Kesom7357/
Khoshgam71122/
Khashoom7170/
Kosomova7134/
Koussoum7112/
Kotchoom715/
Khotchom713/
Koutchom712/
Khoshham711/
Kousgoum711/
Kaschohm710/
Kossam673,224/
Kasham672,581/
Kesham67801/
Kushum67784/
Cosham67551/
Kasome67426/
Kosame67344/
Khasom67249/
Keesom67212/
Koosam6792/
Cossom6784/
Kusoom6781/
Kusham6760/
Kassom6728/
Kossum6726/
Kasoom6726/
Koshumova6719/
Koisum6717/
Kessom6714/
Cashom6714/
Khosam6711/
Kosiam6711/
Coxsom6710/
Kashum6710/
Kousam678/
Kazoom678/
Kausom678/
Kudsom678/
Kosume676/
Kouzom674/
Koisam673/
Kousum673/
Kadsom673/
Kohzam672/
Keusom672/
Kusome672/
Cosome672/
Kussom672/
Khoshsahm671/
Coshum671/
Kasgom671/
Khazom671/
Kusgom671/
Kotsam671/
Koussoume671/
Koutchome671/
Coosom671/
Kosium671/
Koesum671/
Khosum671/
Cochom670/

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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 Koshom
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