Kossia Surname

55,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Kossia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kossia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast9,1281:2,528251
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Benin191:543,97934,804
Guinea101:1,183,3821,367
France21:33,211,361423,184
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mali11:16,969,0354,067

Kossia (41,944) may also be a first name.

Kossia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kossia (Arabic: كوسيا) is most common in The Ivory Coast. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kossia.

How Common Is The Last Name Kossia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 55,068th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 789,293 people. The last name Kossia is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Kossia are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kossia is also the 21,375th most frequently used given name on earth, borne by 41,944 people.

The surname Kossia is most commonly used in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 9,128 people, or 1 in 2,528. In The Ivory Coast Kossia is most prevalent in: Zanzan District, where 72 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 9 percent reside and Comoé District, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The Ivory Coast it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and Benin, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koissia92150/
Koussia9267/
Kossiah9215/
Koïssia929/
Koessia924/
Kossiha922/
Kossias921/
Kosssia921/
Kosia91760/
Koussias8618/
Koshshia861/
Kassia831,618/
Kosiah83818/
Cossia83492/
Kessia83221/
Khosia83127/
Kossio8377/
Koshia8358/
Kussia8353/
Kousia8329/
Koisia8312/
Kosiap8312/
Kosiha839/
Koscia833/
Kossya832/
Koosia831/
Kosiea831/
Kosiay831/
Koïsia831/
Khosiah771,116/
Kotsias77960/
Kousias77158/
Koussio77150/
Kosaiya77109/
Koisiah7766/
Khoisia7755/
Cossiah7735/
Khoshia7716/
Khassia7712/
Kosiach7710/
Gkousia779/
Koshija775/
Koshiah774/
Koishia772/
Kessiah771/
Khussia771/
Kashsia771/
Kossioh771/
Kassiah771/
Kousiah771/
Keussia771/
Kouhsia771/
Kosiacz771/
Gkassia771/
Cossias771/
Kasia733,585/
Kesia73602/
Kusia73337/
Koçia73126/
Cosia73122/
Kosya7355/
Qosia7319/
Koxia732/
Kásia731/
Koutsias71247/
Khotsiha7125/
Koussios7111/
Kassaija716/
Gkoutsia715/
Khoshiah715/
Coussias714/
Coissiat712/
Kashshia711/
Kassaiya711/
Kassiaou711/
Koussiho711/
Cossio6730,337/
Coscia678,807/
Khasia677,027/
Koshio676,102/
Cassia673,090/
Kashia671,233/
Kasiha67921/
Kessio67619/
Koçiaj67574/
Cássia67415/
Kasiah67402/
Kassio67264/
Khusia67192/
Kusiah67115/
Cosias6783/
Kesiah6762/
Kushia6747/
Gkoutsias6747/
Qosiah6745/
Qodsia6744/
Khosya6735/
Keshia6728/
Koçija6718/
Coshia6715/
Kociha6713/
Kassya6711/
Kohsya6711/
Kusiha6710/
Kosyah677/
Koshya676/
Kasiaa675/
Kássio674/
Khesia674/
Cussia673/
Kousya673/
Koseah672/
Càssia672/
Kuusia672/
Kaasia672/
Kousea672/
Kahsia671/
Kesiaa671/
Kascia671/
Kosyas671/
Kuhsia671/
Quoissiah671/
Cosiah671/
Cóssia671/
Keusia671/
Kassaijja671/
Kusias671/
Kusiaz671/
Kusiea671/
Kotschias671/
Quosia671/
Qassia671/
Coszia671/
Kaesia671/
Kuisia671/
Keesia671/

Kossia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kossia in the Arabic language
كوسياkwsya-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kossia
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