Kossen Surname
Approximately 2,245 people bear this surname
Kossen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 752 | 1:22,456 | 3,594 |
| Cameroon | 686 | 1:30,276 | 4,092 |
| Germany | 330 | 1:243,956 | 26,656 |
| United States | 300 | 1:1,208,196 | 85,916 |
| Australia | 59 | 1:457,554 | 35,515 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| Turkey | 16 | 1:4,863,839 | 107,230 |
| Chile | 15 | 1:1,174,432 | 21,998 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Kössen (1) are calculated separately.
Kossen (517) may also be a first name.
Kossen Demographics
Average Kossen Salary in
United States
$48,324 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kossen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kossen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kossen (Russian: Коссен) occurs most in The Netherlands. It may occur as: Kössen. For other potential spellings of Kossen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kossen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 188,361st most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,246,123 people. Kossen is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Kossen are found; 49 percent are found in Western Europe and 49 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 371,657th most widely held given name at a global level. It is borne by 517 people.
The last name is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 752 people, or 1 in 22,456. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: North Holland, where 67 percent reside, South Holland, where 8 percent reside and North Brabant, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 31 percent reside and Germany, where 15 percent reside.
Kossen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kossen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kossen last name increased 6,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kossen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kossen surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kossen earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.99% more than the national average, earning $48,324 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.15% more than the national average, earning $57,705 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kossen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kossen in the Russian language | ||
| Коссен | kossen | - |
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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 Kossen
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