Kosiom Surname

546,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 586 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kosiom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kosiom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5841:79,0757,335
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kosiom (307) may also be a first name.

Kosiom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kosiom is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kosiom.

How Common Is The Last Name Kosiom? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 546,286th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 12,436,085 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kosiom reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 502,288th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 307 people.

Kosiom is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 584 people, or 1 in 79,075. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Narok County, where 51 percent reside, Baringo County, where 37 percent reside and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 6 percent reside. Other than Kenya Kosiom exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Kosiom Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kosom91463/
Kossom83140/
Kosome8316/
Kosiam8311/
Kohsom836/
Koshom834/
Kosoom832/
Kousom832/
Kodsom831/
Kosoum831/
Kotsom831/
Koodsom7722/
Kousoum7717/
Kossoum775/
Khotsom772/
Kossome772/
Kootsom772/
Koussom771/
Koissom771/
Khosiam771/
Kasom731,127/
Kosam73821/
Kusom73411/
Cosom73193/
Kesom7357/
Kosomova7134/
Khousiam7119/
Koussoum7112/
Kousgoum711/
Kossam673,224/
Kasome67426/
Kosame67344/
Khasom67249/
Keesom67212/
Koosam6792/
Cossom6784/
Kusoom6781/
Kosham6774/
Kasiam6735/
Casiom6730/
Kassom6728/
Kasoom6726/
Keshom6715/
Kessom6714/
Kochom6713/
Khosam6711/
Coxsom6710/
Kousam678/
Kazoom678/
Kausom678/
Kudsom678/
Kashom674/
Kouzom674/
Koisam673/
Qasiom673/
Kadsom673/
Keusom672/
Kusome672/
Cosome672/
Kussom672/
Kotsam671/
Koussoume671/
Coosom671/
Koizam671/
Kasgom671/
Kusgom671/

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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 Kosiom
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