Kossaw Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Kossaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 15 | 1:1,279,468 | 26,841 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kossaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kossaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kossaw is more frequently found in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kossaw? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,908,606th most commonly held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Kossaw live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Chadic Africa.
Kossaw is most frequently held in Niger, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 1,279,468. In Niger Kossaw is most frequent in: Zinder Region, where 93 percent are found and Maradi Region, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Niger this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kossawe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kosaw | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kassaw | 83 | 22,312 | / |
| Kossow | 83 | 1,070 | / |
| Kosawe | 83 | 28 | / |
| Kossaf | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kossav | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kousaw | 83 | 0 | / |
| Cossaw | 83 | 0 | / |
| Kussaw | 83 | 0 | / |
| Koussow | 77 | 840 | / |
| Kossova | 77 | 327 | / |
| Koussaf | 77 | 20 | / |
| Kossaib | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kassawe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kossowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kousawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kasssaw | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kesshaw | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kasaw | 73 | 7,069 | / |
| Kosow | 73 | 257 | / |
| Kosav | 73 | 58 | / |
| Kusaw | 73 | 37 | / |
| Kosaf | 73 | 23 | / |
| Kesaw | 73 | 22 | / |
| Kosów | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cosaw | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kossaife | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kodsawss | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kossouwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kosova | 67 | 14,279 | / |
| Kasawe | 67 | 459 | / |
| Kossov | 67 | 268 | / |
| Kussow | 67 | 254 | / |
| Kassaf | 67 | 247 | / |
| Kassow | 67 | 213 | / |
| Keshaw | 67 | 125 | / |
| Kohsaf | 67 | 92 | / |
| Cassaw | 67 | 85 | / |
| Kessaf | 67 | 45 | / |
| Kessow | 67 | 45 | / |
| Kosovs | 67 | 44 | / |
| Kossof | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kassav | 67 | 20 | / |
| Koszów | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kessav | 67 | 15 | / |
| Küssow | 67 | 11 | / |
| Keesaw | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kossob | 67 | 9 | / |
| Koshav | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kohsow | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kashaw | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cossow | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kasauw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kosowe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Koshow | 67 | 4 | / |
| Koszow | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kousaf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kosowa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kousab | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kushaw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Koisaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kasaaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cossab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kosafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khoshawft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kussaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ckosab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kesahw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kotsaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kusiaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koisav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koosow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kadsaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coshaw | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kossaw
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