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
Kossaw is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kossaw.
How Common Is The Last Name Kossaw? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Kossaw reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Niger, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 1,279,468. In Niger it is most numerous in: Zinder Region, where 93 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Niger Kossaw is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent reside.
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
- 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 Kossaw
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