Kosiwa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Kosiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Kosiwa (698) may also be a first name.
Kosiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kosiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kosiwa occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kosiwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kosiwa is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Kosiwa is primarily found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Kosiwa live; 100 percent live in Oceania Islands and 100 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kosiwa is also the 312,842nd most frequently used given name throughout the world It is held by 698 people.
It is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Morobe, where 100 percent live.
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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 Kosiwa
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