Kossiwa Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Kossiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Kossiwa (20,924) may also be a first name.
Kossiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kossiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kossiwa occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kossiwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,206,983rd most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Kossiwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Kossiwa are found; 41 percent are found in East Africa and 41 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Kossiwa is also the 36,572nd most common first name globally, held by 20,924 people.
The surname is most common in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 10,838,474. Outside of Ethiopia it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Benin, where 14 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 Kossiwa
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