Kosman Surname

130,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kosman Surname User-submission:

(Polish) This surname has several possible origins.

From kosmała, a derivative of kosmaty, meaning 'shaggy', 'hairy', and the surname suffix -ski.

From a derivative of the personal name Kosmas and the surname suffix -ski.

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Kosman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0391:348,85431,288
Poland8261:46,0157,252
Indonesia3271:404,43234,231
Netherlands2741:61,63210,604
Ukraine1451:313,95039,718
Russia1321:1,091,84182,080
Brazil1301:1,646,72654,203
Germany801:1,006,31869,119
Canada731:504,73442,927
France731:909,900105,096
Argentina451:949,85460,205
Malaysia361:819,28437,745
Estonia351:37,7667,217
Kazakhstan341:520,07337,773
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Uruguay251:137,27012,322
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Israel141:611,26042,949
Belarus131:730,85159,297
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
India61:127,844,230863,365
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
England21:27,859,030389,889
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Koşman (283), Košman (30) & Kośman (1) are calculated separately.

Kosman (889) may also be a first name.

Kosman Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Polish) This surname has several possible origins.

From kosmała, a derivative of kosmaty, meaning 'shaggy', 'hairy', and the surname suffix -ski.

From a derivative of the personal name Kosmas and the surname suffix -ski. This name is also established in German-speaking lands.

- cdowling

Kosman Last Name Facts

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

Kosman (Georgian: კოსმან, Marathi: केसोमान, Russian: Косман) is found most in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms: Koşman, Košman or Kośman. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kosman? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kosman is the 130,893rd most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,109,275 people. Kosman is predominantly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Kosman are found; 32 percent are found in North America and 32 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 272,584th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 889 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1,039 people, or 1 in 348,854. In The United States Kosman is primarily found in: California, where 12 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live and Illinois, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 49 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 24 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 percent live.

Kosman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kosman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 10,390 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kosman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kosman surname is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kosman last name are 3.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.19% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kosman earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.86% more than the national average, earning $44,813 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.64% more than the national average, earning $53,480 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koşman94283/
Košman9430/
Kośman941/
Koshman926,571/
Kossman921,171/
Kosmann92670/
Koosman92269/
Kotsman92208/
Koesman92101/
Kosmane9251/
Koysman9245/
Koszman9235/
Kuosman9234/
Kousman9234/
Kohsman9225/
Khosman923/
Koisman921/
Kossmann864,075/
Khoshman86789/
Kosmatin8699/
Kohsmann8648/
Koschman8642/
Koyshman8626/
Kosmacin8616/
Kotsmann8616/
Kousmann8613/
Koishman869/
Koutsman868/
Kosmmann865/
Kodsmann864/
Koshmann863/
Khousman861/
Koesmann861/
Kosmatne861/
Kousmane861/
Gkousman861/
Khosmaan861/
Kossmman861/
Koehsman860/
Kasman835,958/
Cosman834,222/
Kusman833,186/
Kozman832,651/
Koçman831,713/
Kocman831,616/
Kesman83724/
Kožman8392/
Kojman8320/
Kosmon8317/
Kočman836/
Koßman832/
Koschmann80311/
Kosmanova8066/
Kosmanová8012/
Kossmmann804/
Kotschman801/
Kojschman801/
Kooshmand801/
Koßmann772,499/
Kassman77901/
Kussman77813/
Cossman77529/
Kushman77507/
Kozmane77414/
Kessman77341/
Keesman77329/
Cosmann77285/
Coisman77270/
Kutsman77250/
Kashman77228/
Coysman77172/
Kozmann77166/
Kausman77162/
Käsmann77161/
Kojmane77136/
Kasmann77114/
Kusmann77100/
Kocmann7793/
Kuisman7761/
Kuszman7756/
Cotsman7744/
Keshman7736/
Khasman7730/
Khusman7729/
Kaasman7717/
Kesmann7717/
Kuusman7716/
Kosmont7712/
Coshman7710/
Kaesman7710/
Kasmane7710/
Kossmam7710/
Kaszman7710/
Koozman779/
Qosmane779/
Kuzsman778/
Kozhman776/
Kusmain775/
Kouzman775/
Khojman775/
Kusmane775/
Kodžman773/
Khesman772/
Kuhsman772/
Kossmon772/
Korzman772/
Cousman772/
Gkasman772/
Koshmon771/
Kazsman771/
Keusman771/
Készman771/
Küsmann771/
Koszmon771/
Qousman771/
Gkesman771/
Cosmain771/
Kasmain771/
Kasmean771/
Kudsman770/
Koshmanova751,137/
Kosmannová753/
Kosehemann751/
Khoushmand751/
Gkoutsmann751/
Khashman715,664/
Kooijman714,885/
Kussmann71894/
Cossmann71267/
Kausmann71169/
Kuusmann71148/
Kassmann71140/
Kässmann71131/
Kessmann7195/
Kotchman7177/
Koczmann7177/
Kautsman7170/
Kaesmann7164/
Käszmann7162/
Khoshmon7155/
Kuschman7151/
Kaasmann7141/
Kashmann7136/
Coushman7134/
Kuszmann7127/
Kaussman7126/
Coismain7118/
Cohsmann7118/
Kutsmand7118/
Coosmann7118/
Khushman7116/
Keesmann7114/
Kahsmann7110/
Korzmann7110/
Kouzmane719/
Kähsmann717/
Koojmann717/
Kheshman716/
Keschman715/
Khasmane715/
Khausman714/
Katsmann714/
Koishmanova713/
Koyshmanova713/
Kochmman712/
Kaushman712/
Kausmamn712/
Kushmann712/
Kaszmann712/
Keszmann712/
Katszman711/
Kaesmaan711/
Cooshman711/
Khusmaan711/
Khatsman711/
Khorzman711/
Kohjmann711/
Koichman711/
Kuhsmann711/
Qousmane711/
Katsmane711/
Kushmane711/
Kashmand711/
Kossmonn711/
Kassmain710/
Kesmmann710/
Cootsman710/
Kussmand710/
Kouchman710/
Kuussman710/
Kaschman710/
Cusman672,730/
Kuzman672,647/
Kazman672,544/
Casman67999/
Kusmanova67788/
Kuşman67620/
Kežman67514/
Cozman67492/
Kucman67487/
Coşman67457/
Kuschmann67406/
Kaçman67308/
Khochmane67250/
Kasmanová67242/
Kozmon67197/
Kezman67172/
Cojman67113/
Kašman6797/
Cocman6788/
Qesman6775/
Kozmanova6774/
Kasmon6772/
Kaschmann6771/
Kozmanová6770/
Katschman6740/
Kacman6733/
Kasmanova6731/
Kujman6724/
Keschmann6723/
Küzman6720/
Khoshmong6718/
Cosmam6717/
Kajman6715/
Košmanová6713/
Kosmąd6713/
Kaessmann6712/
Kaussmann677/
Qasman676/
Coxman674/
Qozman674/
Kesmon674/
Cosmon673/
Kosmonova671/
Katshmann671/
Khausmann671/
Khodzhman671/
Qosmon671/
Kuxman671/
Kozmam671/
Kažman671/
Keessmann671/
Kaehsmann671/
Kässmannn671/
Kézman671/
Cosmán671/
Ckhashman671/
Kashrzman671/
Kochmmann671/

Kosman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kosman in the Georgian language
კოსმანkosman-
Kosman in the Marathi language
केसोमानkesomana-
Kosman in the Russian language
Косманkosman-

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