Kossew Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kossew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kossew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:2,532,63991,802
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kossew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kossew is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kossew? popularity and diffusion

Kossew is the 2,746,821st most widely held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 44 percent of Kossew live; 44 percent live in Southern Africa and 44 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Kossew is most frequent in England, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 2,532,639. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 91 percent live, East Sussex, where 5 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 5 percent live. Not including England this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 44 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Kossew Last Name Statistics demography

Kossew earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 20.32% less than the national average, earning R 189,360 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kossev8346/
Kassew8313/
Kosewe836/
Khosseb77667/
Kosseff7753/
Koussef7731/
Kosseva7722/
Kossiev7712/
Koussev779/
Koshiew772/
Kosseev771/
Kuossev771/
Kosev731,888/
Kosef73133/
Kosiw7338/
Kocew738/
Kasew737/
Koseb732/
Kozew731/
Kesew731/
Kousseff717/
Kossaife713/
Kosshiev711/
Kosseife711/
Khoussef711/
Kuosseva711/
Kousseva711/
Kotsev673,227/
Koseva672,044/
Koshev67634/
Kasewe67169/
Koseff6797/
Kosciw6759/
Koseev6733/
Kassef6719/
Kosiwe6712/
Kosiev6710/
Cousew6710/
Kashew6710/
Koshiw6710/
Koseph678/
Keshew674/
Kassiw673/
Kousev673/
Khosev673/
Kassev673/
Kussev673/
Kouseb672/
Koitschew672/
Koczew672/
Kossevova671/
Khoseb671/
Kusiew671/
Kozsef671/
Kasisw671/
Kasiew671/
Kossevová671/
Kosschiev671/
Koisev671/

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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 Kossew
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