Kosmas Surname

94,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,038 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Kosmas 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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Kosmas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece3,0951:3,580318
United States4531:800,13061,707
Tanzania2721:194,63816,683
Namibia2391:10,0811,938
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Indonesia1731:764,44658,463
Papua New Guinea1691:48,2476,005
Australia981:275,46624,785
Malaysia511:578,31828,229
Canada481:767,61660,775
Panama411:95,4213,699
Russia411:3,515,196179,721
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
England101:5,571,806158,774
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
France31:22,140,907385,998
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Kosmás (1) are calculated separately.

Kosmas (15,396) may also be a first name.

Kosmas 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

This surname mainly found in Epirus, Greece. There are a lot of people with the surname Kosmas. Kosmas is also a name from the Saint Kosmas the aitolos. The source of the Surname is unknown.

- basilis

Kosmas Last Name Facts

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

Kosmas (Hindi: कोसमस, Oriya: କସମାସ, Russian: Космас) is held by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Kosmás. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kosmas? popularity and diffusion

Kosmas is the 94,571st most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,446,516 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Kosmas reside; 62 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 61 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 45,568th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 15,396 people.

The last name is most widely held in Greece, where it is borne by 3,095 people, or 1 in 3,580. In Greece Kosmas is mostly concentrated in: Attica, where 29 percent are found, Epirus, where 17 percent are found and Central Macedonia, where 10 percent are found. Beside Greece this surname occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Tanzania, where 5 percent are found.

Kosmas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kosmas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kosmas last name rose 45,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kosmas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kosmas last name are 1.03% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.26% being registered with the party.

The amount Kosmas earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 122.44% more than the national average, earning R 528,612 per year; in United States they earn 13.31% more than the national average, earning $48,892 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.6% less than the national average, earning $46,899 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kosmás941/
Kosmeas925/
Kosmass922/
Kosmaus921/
Koosmas921/
Cosmas8364,594/
Kosmos832,509/
Kosmač831,228/
Kasmas83260/
Kosmaz8328/
Kusmas8310/
Kozmas8310/
Kesmas839/
Kosmasova8023/
Kosmatsch8018/
Khoshmash8015/
Khoshmast801/
Cosmass77545/
Kosmacz77313/
Kotsmaz773/
Kassmas773/
Cossmas773/
Cousmas772/
Kashmas771/
Košmajs771/
Keshmas771/
Cosmais771/
Kasmase771/
Khosmos771/
Cosmmas771/
Khoshmaz716/
Kasmasse714/
Kushmaus713/
Koshmach713/
Kassmass712/
Khasmash711/
Cossmass711/
Kaschmas710/
Cosmos673,190/
Koşmaz671,103/
Kozmaç6765/
Kosmosova6749/
Kuzmas6740/
Cusmas6735/
Kasmasova6728/
Casmas6722/
Cosmaz6713/
Kucmas6713/
Kozmač678/
Kasmaz674/
Cosmax674/
Kosmosová674/
Kajmas673/
Cocmas671/
Cozmas671/
Kazmas671/
Khashmash671/
Khoshmous671/
Qosmaz671/
Kozmaš671/

Kosmas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kosmas in the Hindi language
कोसमसkosamasa-
Kosmas in the Oriya language
କସମାସkasamasa50
କସମସkasamasa50
Kosmas in the Russian language
Космасkosmas-

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