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 surname Kossia (Arabic: كوسيا) is most common in The Ivory Coast. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kossia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 55,068th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 789,293 people. This last name is primarily 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 commonly held given name in the world, borne by 41,944 people.

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

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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