Kosip Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kosip Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kosip Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1651:49,4166,181
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

Kosip (114) may also be a first name.

Kosip Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kosip is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kosip? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kosip is the 1,328,442nd most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 98 percent of Kosip live; 98 percent live in Oceania Islands and 98 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 877,214th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 114 people.

It is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 165 people, or 1 in 49,416. In Papua New Guinea Kosip is primarily found in: Jiwaka, where 82 percent are found, Morobe, where 11 percent are found and Chimbu, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 2 percent are found and Slovenia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kotsip914/
Koscip911/
Cosip80704/
Kasip80226/
Kesip80145/
Kusip8084/
Kosep8019/
Kosib802/
Kogip801/
Kosipova774/
Koussipe772/
Cosipe73144/
Kasiph7362/
Kaship7360/
Kasipe7353/
Kassip7337/
Khosib7332/
Khasip7327/
Kausip7327/
Coseip7322/
Cossip7313/
Kosiev7310/
Kocaip739/
Koseph738/
Kussip734/
Kuisip733/
Koshep732/
Kodjip732/
Kusiep732/
Kosept731/
Kotsep731/
Kasaip731/
Kasipz731/
Kochip731/
Kessip731/
Kasihp731/
Kogiep731/
Kocipe731/
Kosepe731/
Kousep731/
Kottsiepe713/
Khasipe671,034/
Kashipe6796/
Kashiph6742/
Khosiev6742/
Kotsepe679/
Kossaib674/
Kasaiph674/
Koudjip673/
Khasiph672/
Kassipe671/
Kushaip671/
Kochipe671/
Kausiph671/
Koshieb671/

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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
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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 Kosip
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