Kossim Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Kossim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
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.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Kossim
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