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 occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Kosów. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kosow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kosow is the 996,001st most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Kosow reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

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

Kosow Last Name Statistics demography

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