Kosse Surname

109,596th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kosse Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Koss, a pet form of Godizo (God).

Kosse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1,1411:39,8975,759
DR Congo7801:94,71710,727
Germany5901:136,45016,592
Netherlands5141:32,8545,471
United States3631:998,50973,813
Burkina Faso3321:55,2772,359
Russia1491:967,26975,342
Ivory Coast961:240,3259,685
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
Benin291:356,40027,355
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Moldova171:209,49219,497
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Kazakhstan151:1,178,83365,606
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Central African Republic91:501,710179
Finland71:785,24338,644
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
India51:153,413,076951,030
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
England31:18,572,686338,250
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
China21:683,660,78330,601
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

The alternate forms: Kossê (11) are calculated separately.

Kosse (449) may also be a first name.

Kosse Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Koss, a pet form of Godizo (God).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kosse Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kosse (Russian: Коссе) is most common in Ukraine. It may occur in the variant forms: Kossê. Click here for further possible spellings of Kosse.

How Common Is The Last Name Kosse? popularity and diffusion

Kosse is the 109,596th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,716,332 people. The last name Kosse occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Kosse are found; 30 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 30 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Kosse is also the 403,949th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 449 people.

The surname Kosse is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is borne by 1,141 people, or 1 in 39,897. In Ukraine Kosse is most numerous in: Donetsk Oblast, where 87 percent live, Kharkiv Oblast, where 3 percent live and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 3 percent live. Barring Ukraine this surname occurs in 42 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 18 percent live and Germany, where 14 percent live.

Kosse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kosse has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kosse surname grew 698 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kosse Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (94%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Kosse are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Other Party than The US average, with 37.5% registered with the political party.

Kosse earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.33% more than the national average, earning $45,017 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kossê9311/
Kousse912,651/
Kossei91510/
Kossey91418/
Kossie91195/
Kosseh9167/
Koisse9164/
Koesse9123/
Kosseu9123/
Khosse918/
Kossea918/
Koysse918/
Koosse912/
Kossee911/
Kkosse911/
Kotsse911/
Kossse911/
Kosseï911/
Kose8912,598/
Koss8911,316/
Kousseh831,638/
Koisser83257/
Koussey8374/
Khosseh8336/
Koussie8323/
Koussei835/
Khousse833/
Kosseid832/
Kouysse832/
Khodsse831/
Koussse831/
Koissie831/
Khossej831/
Kkoisse831/
Koudsse831/
Koussee831/
Kossi80156,575/
Kasse8025,118/
Kesse8017,638/
Khose809,758/
Kossa805,345/
Cosse802,941/
Kosei802,422/
Koshe801,275/
Kosie80452/
Kohse80441/
Koose80440/
Kosge80389/
Kossy80331/
Koese80314/
Kosey80314/
Kusse80282/
Kouss80170/
Kouse80145/
Kosea80145/
Kosee80117/
Koseh80108/
Koiss8051/
Kosje8035/
Koise8031/
Khoss8015/
Kosej8012/
Kosys8011/
Koïss809/
Kodse808/
Kooss808/
Koseu808/
Kosze806/
Gkose802/
Koyse802/
Kgose801/
Kkose801/
Kossz801/
Qosse801/
'Kose801/
Kossh800/
Khousseh77501/
Khoussei7739/
Khousseu771/
Kosschei771/
Khoussey771/
Koussieh771/
Kos7531,541/
Kessie738,401/
Khossa738,087/
Kassie737,769/
Koussa737,459/
Cossey735,018/
Kosgey734,269/
Kossay732,266/
Cosset731,436/
Kessey731,390/
Kesseh731,361/
Kosche731,024/
Kossai731,013/
Koissi73823/
Cosser73697/
Kasseh73686/
Koussi73559/
Koeshe73426/
Cossie73371/
Koshie73336/
Cousse73330/
Koussy73326/
Kossoy73288/
Kessee73247/
Kassee73234/
Cossee73206/
Koissy73183/
Kuisse73165/
Kgoshe73155/
Kassey73152/
Kodssi73140/
Keusse73140/
Kässer73121/
Kosits73119/
Koisee73118/
Kasses73115/
Kösser73113/
Kozsey73110/
Kosets73104/
Koosed7395/
Koossa7378/
Kossio7377/
Khoshe7377/
Cossez7376/
Kussie7375/
Koessi7369/
Kassea7360/
Kessei7358/
Kessea7356/
Khoshs7352/
Khodse7340/
Gkosis7335/
Khasse7333/
Khesse7326/
Kussey7326/
Koshei7324/
Kossär7324/
Kotses7321/
Kussee7321/
Koszer7321/
Koshey7319/
Kosshi7317/
Kousie7317/
Gkoses7317/
Koyssa7316/
Coisse7315/
Kossoi7315/
Khosei7314/
Kausse7313/
Cossée7313/
Koosey7312/
Koszis7312/
Koscis7312/
Keesse7311/
Kossoa7311/
Kessse7310/
Kohseh7310/
Kooses739/
Kassei739/
Koshee739/
Kusseh739/
Kosojs739/
Khosie738/
Koissa738/
Kosais738/
Koshys737/
Koesee736/
Khouse735/
Kodsee735/
Koushe735/
Kossih735/
Kotsee735/
Koyshe734/
Koussé734/
Kossiy733/
Kashse733/
Kesshe733/
Koshea733/
Koiseh733/
Kesseu733/
Kosihs733/
Koutse733/
Kusseu733/
Kuossi733/
Khossi733/
Kosiej733/
Kousey733/
Kossyi733/
Kotsei733/
Kossyy732/
Kossaj732/
Kosshp732/
Kasseu732/
Kodsey732/
Koscer732/
Cosses732/
Kossha732/
Koosie732/
Koosei732/
Kusset732/
Koossi732/
Kouseh732/
Kozsej732/
Kotset732/
Koïssa732/
Kousea732/
Khossy732/
Gkossi732/
Koosje731/
Khusse731/
Khoseh731/
Kojser731/
Koosce731/
Kosehe731/
Kosiey731/
Kotsep731/
Coosse731/
Kosieh731/
Koseih731/
Kuosie731/
Koisey731/
Koserh731/
Kaasse731/
Kasshe731/
Kosiez731/
Coesse731/
Kassez731/
Khosee731/
Kaesse731/
Ko'ssi731/
Koiseu731/
Koisis731/
Kohsey731/
Kuoseh731/
Kussei731/
Koysis731/
Kosisz731/
Kosysz731/
Kosiea731/
Kosecz731/
Kousep731/
Kouseu731/
Cossei731/
Khoese731/
Kossaa731/
Kosiet731/
Khosey731/
Kusses730/
Kossch730/
Kosseyova712/
Kosseyová712/
Köse67159,328/
Kase6748,445/
Kosi6715,575/
Kosa6713,648/
Coss6711,902/
Kass6711,250/
Kuse675,303/
Qose674,783/
Kosh673,887/
Koos673,707/
Cose673,122/
Kese672,725/
Khoussa671,937/
Kois671,636/
Kosz671,352/
Kuisseu67966/
Kohs67708/
Kousheh67708/
Käse67690/
Khoussi67513/
Kous67466/
Khosheh67442/
Koussih67416/
Khos67402/
Kossova67327/
Küse67324/
Kojs67320/
Koce67295/
Koçe67258/
Cousset67243/
Kosy67242/
Kosť67226/
Koessoy67167/
Koussio67150/
Keusseu67139/
Gkousis67123/
Coussee67119/
Coussée6795/
Cossett6794/
Koussis6792/
Koschei6773/
Koys6772/
Coisser6772/
Koosees6770/
Koszecz6766/
Kossich6765/
Khoosee6762/
Koihser6751/
Coussey6745/
Kosx6745/
Coussie6744/
Khodsee6744/
Khojset6743/
Koße6740/
Koitsis6739/
Kosches6739/
Kõss6738/
Koschey6736/
Koshets6733/
Kotseas6729/
Khoshey6729/
Koussay6727/
Kossová6723/
Koushei6723/
Kosiecz6720/
Kuissie6720/
Kossaya6718/
Kousais6715/
Kashshe6714/
Koshetz6714/
Koshyts6714/
Kuos6713/
Kooshet6712/
Koische6711/
Koscisz6710/
Kése6710/
Khasseh679/
Koitses679/
Khoshge679/
Khoshie678/
Kahasse678/
Kotsher677/
Keusses677/
Cousser676/
Kozs676/
Koutses676/
Khotsey675/
Kosheed675/
Koussai675/
Keessee674/
Koisher674/
Kossaia674/
Khooseh674/
Koudsie674/
Koshsha673/
Kassieh673/
Khoshee673/
Kosp673/
Khodsei673/
Kosciej673/
Khussey672/
Koesche672/
Kassess672/
Coisset672/
Keusser672/
Kóss672/
Quoisse672/
Khoshsi672/
Khossid672/
Khoissy672/
Keussie672/
Koše672/
Kossych672/
Koudsey671/
Kassher671/
Kassiey671/
Kkos671/
Kohciss671/
Kusseer671/
Kussett671/
Kosiets671/
Kotschs671/
Cossiey671/
Coosser671/
Koishea671/
Hkos671/
Keussse671/
Kgos671/
Kasseha671/
Kassest671/
Khooser671/
Khoiseh671/
Khossaa671/
Khoused671/
Kahssie671/
Kaessie671/
Kkousis671/
Koissoi671/
Kõse671/
Kāse671/
Kotsche671/
Kotsits671/
Kossaja671/
Kossowa671/
Kossuis671/
Kossäth671/
Koscejs671/
Koschej671/
Kosgeii671/
Kousehe671/
Kousssi671/
Koussyo671/
Koutsie671/
Gkoutse671/
Coussèe671/
Coossee671/
Kosgeyi671/
Koudssy671/
Khooshe671/
Kkoussa671/
Kassesh671/
Koïs671/
Kootsee671/
Koschie670/
Cossher670/
Coissey670/
Cosseer670/

Kosse Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kosse in the Russian language
Коссеkosse-

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