Kosi Surname
Approximately 15,575 people bear this surname
Kosi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 2,563 | 1:10,530 | 1,295 |
| Slovenia | 1,788 | 1:1,391 | 100 |
| DR Congo | 1,751 | 1:42,193 | 5,162 |
| Ghana | 1,593 | 1:16,962 | 2,149 |
| India | 1,385 | 1:553,838 | 27,221 |
| South Africa | 1,068 | 1:50,728 | 6,435 |
| Togo | 1,050 | 1:6,903 | 1,501 |
| Papua New Guinea | 830 | 1:9,824 | 812 |
| Kenya | 599 | 1:77,095 | 7,186 |
| Indonesia | 543 | 1:243,553 | 22,345 |
| Thailand | 430 | 1:164,275 | 26,316 |
| Nigeria | 321 | 1:551,847 | 26,913 |
| Botswana | 281 | 1:7,783 | 1,364 |
| Georgia | 276 | 1:13,571 | 2,810 |
| Solomon Islands | 180 | 1:3,222 | 333 |
| United States | 137 | 1:2,645,686 | 159,417 |
| Croatia | 127 | 1:33,296 | 6,828 |
| Zimbabwe | 102 | 1:151,355 | 19,214 |
| Canada | 62 | 1:594,284 | 49,093 |
| Austria | 53 | 1:160,669 | 21,171 |
| Cameroon | 49 | 1:423,859 | 35,946 |
| Albania | 35 | 1:83,259 | 8,773 |
| Turkey | 34 | 1:2,288,865 | 74,619 |
| Lesotho | 30 | 1:67,752 | 9,213 |
| Germany | 29 | 1:2,776,050 | 134,833 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Iran | 22 | 1:3,490,115 | 99,764 |
| Serbia | 21 | 1:340,236 | 16,447 |
| Greece | 21 | 1:527,609 | 66,013 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
The alternate forms: Kósi (239) & Koši (18) are calculated separately.
Kosi (17,817) may also be a first name.
Kosi Demographics
Kosi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kosi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kosi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kosi (Georgian: კოსი, Hindi: कोसी, Marathi: कोसी, Oriya: େକାଷି, Russian: Коси) occurs more in Angola more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Kósi or Koši. For other possible spellings of Kosi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kosi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 34,036th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 467,900 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Kosi reside; 26 percent reside in Southern Africa and 19 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kosi is also the 41,105th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 17,817 people.
The last name is most numerous in Angola, where it is held by 2,563 people, or 1 in 10,530. Beside Angola this last name is found in 74 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 11 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside.
Kosi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Muslim (83%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Kosi last name are 8.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.17% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kosi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.03% less than the national average, earning 276,773 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 37.45% less than the national average, earning R 148,632 per year; in United States they earn 38.26% more than the national average, earning $59,657 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.63% less than the national average, earning $48,377 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kosi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kosi in the Georgian language | ||
| კოსი | kosi | - |
| Kosi in the Hindi language | ||
| कोसी | kosi | 99.26 |
| कोषी | kosi | 0.74 |
| Kosi in the Marathi language | ||
| कोसी | kosi | 97.71 |
| कॉसी | kosi | 2.29 |
| Kosi in the Oriya language | ||
| େକାଷି | ekasi | 33.33 |
| େକାସି | ekasi | 30.3 |
| େକାଶି | ekasi | 21.21 |
| େକାଷୀ | ekasi | 12.12 |
| େକାଶୀ | ekasi | 3.03 |
| Kosi in the Russian language | ||
| Коси | kosi | - |
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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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- 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 Kosi
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