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 surname Kosiom occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kosiom? popularity and diffusion

Kosiom is the 546,286th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 12,436,085 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kosiom live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 502,288th most frequent given name throughout the world, borne by 307 people.

The surname Kosiom is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 584 people, or 1 in 79,075. In Kenya Kosiom is mostly concentrated in: Narok County, where 51 percent are found, Baringo County, where 37 percent are found and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Kosiom Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily 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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