Kosović Surname

253,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Kosović Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kosović Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia6401:6,607980
Serbia3351:21,3282,420
Montenegro3291:1,944416
Bosnia and Herzegovina2121:16,6813,087
Slovenia171:146,33413,558
North Macedonia141:150,10511,233
Kosovo91:206,8747,430
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

The alternate forms: Kosovic (199), Kosovič (2), Kosoviç (1), Košović (1) & Košovič (1) are calculated separately.

Kosović Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kosović has its highest incidence in Croatia. It may appear in the variant forms: Kosovic, Kosovič, Kosoviç, Košović or Košovič. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kosović? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kosović is the 253,799th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 4,680,505 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kosović reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most common in Croatia, where it is carried by 640 people, or 1 in 6,607. In Croatia Kosović is mostly found in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 36 percent reside, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, where 14 percent reside and City of Zagreb, where 13 percent reside. Other than Croatia it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 22 percent reside and Montenegro, where 21 percent reside.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kosović
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