Kosima Surname
Approximately 241 people bear this surname
Kosima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Uganda | 41 | 1:952,178 | 42,125 |
| Zimbabwe | 35 | 1:441,093 | 38,294 |
| Brazil | 26 | 1:8,233,628 | 183,715 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Marshall Islands | 3 | 1:17,274 | 1,698 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Kosima (1,278) may also be a first name.
Kosima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kosima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kosima (Hindi: कोसिमा, Marathi: कोिसमा, Oriya: େକାସିମା, Russian: Косима) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kosima? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,041,601st most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,238,780 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Kosima reside; 43 percent reside in Central Africa and 43 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 220,538th most commonly occurring given name internationally It is held by 1,278 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 717,277. Outside of The DR Congo Kosima is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 17 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kosima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kosima in the Marathi language | ||
| कोिसमा | koisama | - |
| Kosima in the Oriya language | ||
| େକାସିମା | ekasima | 62.5 |
| େକାଶିମା | ekasima | 25 |
| େକାଷିମା | ekasima | 12.5 |
| Kosima in the Hindi language | ||
| कोसिमा | kosima | 60 |
| कोसीमा | kosima | 40 |
| Kosima in the Russian language | ||
| Косима | kosima | - |
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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 Kosima
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