Kosong Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kosong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kosong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea421:194,13626,902
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kosong (43) may also be a first name.

Kosong Last Name Facts

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

Kosong has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kosong click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kosong? popularity and diffusion

Kosong is the 1,718,748th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. The surname Kosong occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Kosong reside; 50 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 49 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kosong is also the 1,545,828th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 43 people.

The last name Kosong is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 194,136. In Papua New Guinea Kosong is most frequent in: Jiwaka, where 50 percent reside, Morobe, where 45 percent reside and Southern Highlands, where 5 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 25 percent reside and Malaysia, where 22 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kossong925/
Kotsong924/
Kousong922/
Kuosong921/
Kosiong921/
Koshong921/
Koysong921/
Kosoing921/
Koussong8610/
Kgoshong862/
Kasong836,942/
Kosang83237/
Kusong83228/
Kojong83137/
Kesong8345/
Kocong8322/
Kosung8311/
Cosong834/
Kosongova806/
Kousongue801/
Kassong77198/
Kutsong77189/
Kasiong77184/
Khosang77111/
Kossang7747/
Kushong7741/
Kessong7740/
Koshung7721/
Koshang7710/
Khesong778/
Kojsonk778/
Kgosang777/
Kusiong776/
Khusong775/
Kosaung775/
Koysang775/
Kaesong775/
Kudsong774/
Kodsang772/
Kasongq772/
Kosheng771/
Kasoong771/
Kasongp771/
Kohsang771/
Keesong771/
Kousang771/
Koisang771/
Kosonke771/
Katsong771/
Keshong771/
Kaasong771/
Kasoung771/
Kousoungue7510/
Khoshang71583/
Koussoungue7114/
Khossang7112/
Keussong7110/
Khochong7110/
Kuosheng713/
Koudjong712/
Koussang712/
Cohhsong711/
Kosangue711/
Kassoung711/
Kassongh711/
Khogiong711/
Keausong711/
Kasang678,516/
Kassongue671,422/
Kasung67798/
Kacong67787/
Kesang67488/
Cusong67213/
Kusang67166/
Kazong67147/
Kojang6783/
Cocong6778/
Casong6769/
Kesonk6747/
Kusung6735/
Kozang6717/
Kajong6716/
Kezong6712/
Kocang6710/
Kosanc678/
Kochasing678/
Kosank677/
Koudjoung671/
Kossangue671/
Kasongowa671/
Kodjongue671/
Kaxong671/
Kosanq671/
Cosung671/
Khoshjang671/

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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
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  • 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 Kosong
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