Kossom Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Kossom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 120 | 1:384,832 | 21,900 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kossom (56) may also be a first name.
Kossom Demographics
Average Kossom Salary in
Canada
$35,690 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
Kossom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kossom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kossom (Hindi: कोस्सों) is most common in Kenya. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kossom? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,497,948th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Kossom are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most frequently occurring forename globally It is held by 56 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 384,832. In Kenya Kossom is most numerous in: Uasin Gishu County, where 61 percent are found, Baringo County, where 38 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 1 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.
Kossom Last Name Statistics demography
Kossom earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 28.16% less than the national average, earning $35,690 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kossom Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kossom in the Hindi language | ||
| कोस्सों | kos'som | - |
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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 Kossom
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