Kossim Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Singapore

Kossim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kossim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Kossim (87) may also be a first name.

Kossim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kossim is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kossim? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,649,889th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 44 percent of Kossim reside; 44 percent reside in West Africa and 39 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,024,927th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 87 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ogun, where 50 percent are found and Oyo, where 50 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Kossim is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 28 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kosseim9243/
Koussim927/
Kossiom925/
Kossaim921/
Kossime921/
Kosim9124,350/
Koussaim861/
Khosseim861/
Kassim83155,609/
Khosim832,099/
Koshim8374/
Hkosim8316/
Kessim8316/
Kohsim8313/
Qossim834/
Kossem833/
Cossim832/
Kussim832/
Kosime832/
Kosaim832/
Kousim831/
Kosiem831/
Koesim831/
Khassim773,855/
Qossaim77273/
Kassiem77165/
Kassime77104/
Khoshim7773/
Kodshim7731/
Koussem7723/
Kassaim7717/
Kasshim7711/
Kasssim779/
Cossime777/
Kasseim775/
Kazssim775/
Kosieme774/
Khotsim774/
Quossim773/
Kassimm773/
Koisime772/
Kassuim771/
Koushim771/
Koshime771/
Kussiem771/
Khossem771/
Koissem771/
Kasim73228,611/
Kesim735,187/
Qosim734,200/
Kosem731,234/
Kusim73328/
Cosim73112/
Kosym7363/
Kocim7362/
Küsim7338/
Kosimova7131,189/
Khoshaim71721/
Khassime71415/
Kousseme713/
Kahassim711/
Khosaime711/
Kassem6783,702/
Cassim6731,046/
Kashim6711,510/
Khasim679,747/
Qassim679,110/
Kasime673,851/
Kusime67595/
Kessem67551/
Koshimova67257/
Kassym67188/
Kassimova67177/
Kasiem67156/
Koseme6784/
Kaasim6783/
Kushim6776/
Keshim6775/
Kussem6753/
Hkasim6747/
Koseem6741/
Kausim6736/
Kaseim6732/
Qhosim6731/
Koshem6723/
Koizim6722/
Kgosimowa6717/
Kasimm6715/
Kasaim6715/
Kussym6715/
Koicim6713/
Kohsem6713/
Kkasim6712/
Qoshim6711/
Kahsim679/
Kasimh679/
Cosiem677/
Kusaim677/
Cousim676/
Quosim676/
Khosem675/
Koucim675/
Kousem675/
Koesem675/
Kuysim674/
Kasihm673/
Qohsim673/
Qoosim673/
Cosime673/
Khusim672/
Khesim672/
Kossymova672/
Cosaim672/
Kesiem671/
Khosimova671/
Qkasim671/
Cossem671/
Kozzim671/
Kooxim671/
Kajsim671/
Kusimd671/
Coscim671/
Koshym671/
Kassimowa671/
Cossym671/
Koicem671/
Kasism671/
Kasjim671/
Kgasim671/

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