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
Kossom (Hindi: कोस्सों) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kossom? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,497,948th most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. The surname occurs mostly 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 frequent first name in the world, borne by 56 people.
The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 384,832. In Kenya Kossom is most frequent in: Uasin Gishu County, where 61 percent live, Baringo County, where 38 percent live and Nakuru County, where 1 percent live. Other than Kenya this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.
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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