Kosisi Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kosisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kosisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya991:466,46424,395
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kosisi (14) may also be a first name.

Kosisi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kosisi (Hindi: कोसीसी) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kosisi.

How Common Is The Last Name Kosisi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,691,963rd most numerous surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Kosisi are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 14 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 466,464. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Narok County, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kosisi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kosisi in the Hindi language
कोसीसीkosisi-

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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 Kosisi
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