Kosow Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Kosow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kosow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Poland551:691,06859,060
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

The alternate forms: Kosów (2) are calculated separately.

Kosow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kosow is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Kosów. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kosow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 996,001st most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Kosow live; 48 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Kosow is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 111 people, or 1 in 3,265,396. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Massachusetts, where 28 percent live, Florida, where 23 percent live and New York, where 15 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 21 percent live and Germany, where 16 percent live.

Kosow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kosow last name are 41.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.44% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kosow earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 23.53% more than the national average, earning $53,302 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.85% less than the national average, earning $47,275 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kosów932/
Kossow911,070/
Kohsow918/
Kosowe914/
Koshow914/
Koszow914/
Kosowa914/
Koosow911/
Koscow911/
Koussow83840/
Koshzow837/
Koszowa836/
Khoshow832/
Kosuowe831/
Kotszow831/
Kossowa831/
Koshowe831/
Koschow831/
Kosov8010,485/
Kusow809,928/
Kasow80126/
Kozow8055/
Kosof8029/
Koßow8023/
Cosow808/
Kesow803/
Kosaw802/
Kossouwe771/
Kosova7314,279/
Kasowa732,972/
Kusowa73944/
Coshow73288/
Kossov73268/
Kussow73254/
Kosoff73245/
Kassow73213/
Kotsov73199/
Qoshow73197/
Kosoev7395/
Kashow7376/
Koshov7370/
Kessow7345/
Kosovs7344/
Kossof7328/
Kosawe7328/
Kasowe7325/
Koszów7320/
Korzow7317/
Kossaw7316/
Keshow7314/
Kozowa7313/
Küssow7311/
Kousov7310/
Kuusow7310/
Kusoow7310/
Kossob739/
Khasow739/
Koscov735/
Cossow735/
Kushow735/
Koesov734/
Kosovë733/
Khosov732/
Koziow732/
Kosoov732/
Kascow732/
Koysov732/
Koczow732/
Khusow731/
Kousof731/
Khoxow731/
Kusoww731/
Koszof731/
Koshof731/
Gkosob731/
Kosofe731/
Coscow730/
Kahsow730/
Kousaw730/
Koshoev67784/
Kossoff67345/
Kottsov67339/
Kossova67327/
Kashowa67265/
Koshova67226/
Khasowa67145/
Koeshov6746/
Kaussow6739/
Koisova6731/
Kuschow6719/
Khosoev6712/
Kashowe6711/
Koysova6711/
Kheshow6710/
Kosshof678/
Koussov678/
Khosova677/
Khoshob677/
Kaschow677/
Koyshov675/
Kousova675/
Kuusoow674/
Kassowa673/
Koosova672/
Koutsof672/
Kousouf672/
Koussof672/
Khoshov671/
Koessov671/
Kushowa671/
Kosooff671/
Kossosf671/
Kotsiof671/
Kasoiwe671/
Kassowe671/
Khodsov671/
Khoisov671/
Kojsova671/
Kotsovh671/
Kossawe671/
Kossovs671/
Kousawe671/
Kousoub671/
Kassouw671/
Kessouw671/
Kaushow670/

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