Kosiru Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Kosiru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 77 | 1:2,300,555 | 77,632 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kosiru (43) may also be a first name.
Kosiru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kosiru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kosiru is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kosiru? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kosiru is the 2,121,169th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kosiru reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 43 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 2,300,555. In Nigeria Kosiru is most frequent in: Osun, where 78 percent are found, Oyo, where 13 percent are found and Lagos, where 9 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Kosiru is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kotsirou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kasiru | 83 | 109 | / |
| Koseru | 83 | 51 | / |
| Kesiru | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kusiru | 83 | 4 | / |
| Katsiru | 77 | 328 | / |
| Kosheru | 77 | 46 | / |
| Cosieru | 77 | 27 | / |
| Keshiru | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kashiru | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kusairu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kasirhu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Khasiru | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kozirud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kochiru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kozirou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kasirou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kasiruu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khesiru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Katsirou | 71 | 72 | / |
| Khasiruu | 71 | 58 | / |
| Kassirou | 71 | 14 | / |
| Kotchiru | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kozirheu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kajiru | 67 | 2,384 | / |
| Coseru | 67 | 703 | / |
| Keseru | 67 | 221 | / |
| Kuseru | 67 | 88 | / |
| Kaziru | 67 | 75 | / |
| Kousserou | 67 | 50 | / |
| Kaseru | 67 | 34 | / |
| Kouzeirou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Koscherus | 67 | 8 | / |
| Coussirou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khashiruh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koceru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kagiru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khoziroud | 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 Kosiru
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