Kossau Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Kossau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Kossau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kossau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kossau is found most frequently in Niger. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kossau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,063,924th most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Kossau occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Kossau live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Chadic Africa.
The surname Kossau is most widely held in Niger, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 2,399,002. In Niger it is primarily found in: Zinder Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Niger this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 10 percent reside and Indonesia, where 10 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
- 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 Kossau
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