Kosimu Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Kosimu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 51 | 1:3,473,387 | 102,969 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Kosimu (110) may also be a first name.
Kosimu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kosimu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kosimu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kosimu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kosimu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,555,468th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kosimu are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 895,203rd most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 110 people.
This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 3,473,387. In Nigeria it is most common in: Oyo, where 55 percent are found, Kwara, where 20 percent are found and Osun, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 9 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kossimou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kasimu | 83 | 79,976 | / |
| Kosemu | 83 | 22 | / |
| Kusimu | 83 | 9 | / |
| Qosimu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kesimu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kassimu | 77 | 23,978 | / |
| Kashimu | 77 | 1,434 | / |
| Khasimu | 77 | 791 | / |
| Kasimou | 77 | 22 | / |
| Kushimu | 77 | 17 | / |
| Kasaimu | 77 | 16 | / |
| Kaasimu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Keshimu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Koshemu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kasimui | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kasimuu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kkasimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kasismu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kasihmu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kausimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaseimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kassimou | 71 | 2,645 | / |
| Khassimu | 71 | 199 | / |
| Khashimu | 71 | 96 | / |
| Kassimus | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kousemou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khasimou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kashimau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kasihmud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kagimu | 67 | 3,930 | / |
| Kajimu | 67 | 1,010 | / |
| Kazimu | 67 | 403 | / |
| Koussemou | 67 | 163 | / |
| Qasimu | 67 | 143 | / |
| Kasemu | 67 | 88 | / |
| Kusemu | 67 | 47 | / |
| Casimu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kesemu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kasssimou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kuzimu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kacimu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kouchimou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kogemu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kassaimou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kotchimou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koussémou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gkassimou | 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 Kosimu
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