Kosmasi Surname
Approximately 179 people bear this surname
Kosmasi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 178 | 1:297,425 | 23,042 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Kosmasi (88) may also be a first name.
Kosmasi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kosmasi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kosmasi is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kosmasi.
How Common Is The Last Name Kosmasi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,276,805th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. The surname Kosmasi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kosmasi reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kosmasi is also the 1,017,994th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 88 people.
The last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 297,425. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kigoma Region, where 84 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 5 percent live and Lindi Region, where 5 percent live. Besides Tanzania it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmasi | 86 | 336 | / |
| Kosmaci | 86 | 37 | / |
| Kosmaçi | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kusmasi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kosmadji | 80 | 484 | / |
| Kusmaisi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kasmaji | 71 | 148 | / |
| Kosmosa | 71 | 54 | / |
| Cosmasy | 71 | 14 | / |
| Kozmaçi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Cosmagi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kasmazi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kajmasi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kozmagi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qasmasi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kosmacj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kasmase | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kasmasa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kasmadji | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kosmadje | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kasmasse | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cosmosis | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Kosmasi
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