Kossenjans Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kossenjans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kossenjans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1171:688,08152,903
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Kossenjans Last Name Facts

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

Kossenjans is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kossenjans? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,596,935th most common surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Kossenjans are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Kossenjans is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 688,081. In Germany it is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 87 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent live and Hamburg, where 1 percent live. Aside from Germany Kossenjans is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.

Kossenjans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kossenjans has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kossenjans last name grew 120 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kossenyans909/
Koysenjans900/
Koßenjans845/
Kanjans711/
Khanjans6725/
Cousin-Jans671/
Kancans59130/
Kanchans561/

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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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  • 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 Kossenjans
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