Kosić Surname
Approximately 3,273 people bear this surname
Kosić Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,204 | 1:2,937 | 558 |
| Serbia | 983 | 1:7,269 | 868 |
| Croatia | 754 | 1:5,608 | 764 |
| Montenegro | 185 | 1:3,457 | 710 |
| Slovenia | 141 | 1:17,643 | 4,093 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1:700,491 | 23,754 |
The alternate forms: Kosic (831), Košić (382), Kosič (193) & Košič (291) are calculated separately.
Kosić Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kosić Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kosić is more commonly found in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Kosic, Košić, Kosič or Košič. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kosić? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kosić is the 136,996th most common surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,226,565 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kosić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Kosić is most widely held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 1,204 people, or 1 in 2,937. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most numerous in: Republika Srpska, where 63 percent live, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 36 percent live and Brčko District, where 1 percent live. Other than Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 30 percent live and Croatia, where 23 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosic | 93 | 831 | / |
| Košić | 93 | 382 | / |
| Kosič | 93 | 193 | / |
| Koscić | 91 | 3 | / |
| Kotsić | 91 | 1 | / |
| Košič | 87 | 291 | / |
| Kočić | 80 | 1,073 | / |
| Kusić | 80 | 853 | / |
| Kasić | 80 | 177 | / |
| Cosić | 80 | 176 | / |
| Koćić | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kosićová | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kosiec | 73 | 1,149 | / |
| Kosich | 73 | 596 | / |
| Kojčić | 73 | 330 | / |
| Kositz | 73 | 191 | / |
| Koceić | 73 | 130 | / |
| Kosits | 73 | 119 | / |
| Kasaić | 73 | 47 | / |
| Koscic | 73 | 35 | / |
| Koičić | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kojcić | 73 | 6 | / |
| Koseci | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kossic | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kousic | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kosicz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Koszic | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kosics | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kosiez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kosici | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kosaiz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuscić | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kossich | 67 | 65 | / |
| Koshits | 67 | 38 | / |
| Koszics | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kossits | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kositch | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kosiecz | 67 | 20 | / |
| Koszits | 67 | 8 | / |
| Koshich | 67 | 7 | / |
| Koscich | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kositze | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kotsits | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaushić | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kositse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kosiets | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koushic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koscics | 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 Kosić
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