Kosman Surname
Approximately 3,455 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameKosman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,039 | 1:348,854 | 31,288 |
| Poland | 826 | 1:46,015 | 7,252 |
| Indonesia | 327 | 1:404,432 | 34,231 |
| Netherlands | 274 | 1:61,632 | 10,604 |
| Ukraine | 145 | 1:313,950 | 39,718 |
| Russia | 132 | 1:1,091,841 | 82,080 |
| Brazil | 130 | 1:1,646,726 | 54,203 |
| Germany | 80 | 1:1,006,318 | 69,119 |
| Canada | 73 | 1:504,734 | 42,927 |
| France | 73 | 1:909,900 | 105,096 |
| Argentina | 45 | 1:949,854 | 60,205 |
| Malaysia | 36 | 1:819,284 | 37,745 |
| Estonia | 35 | 1:37,766 | 7,217 |
| Kazakhstan | 34 | 1:520,073 | 37,773 |
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | 1:254,804 | 34,943 |
| Uruguay | 25 | 1:137,270 | 12,322 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Israel | 14 | 1:611,260 | 42,949 |
| Belarus | 13 | 1:730,851 | 59,297 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Georgia | 5 | 1:749,109 | 21,598 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
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.
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Kosman Religious Adherence
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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
Kosman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kosman in the Georgian language | ||
| კოსმან | kosman | - |
| Kosman in the Marathi language | ||
| केसोमान | kesomana | - |
| Kosman in the Russian language | ||
| Косман | kosman | - |
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