Kossow Surname

342,798th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,070 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Kossow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kossow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6951:521,52443,542
Germany2711:297,06830,611
Israel791:108,32412,251
England81:6,964,757184,742
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Kossow Last Name Facts

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

Kossow is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kossow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 342,798th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,810,791 people. The surname Kossow is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Kossow reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 695 people, or 1 in 521,524. In The United States Kossow is mostly found in: Wisconsin, where 26 percent are found, California, where 14 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 25 percent are found and Israel, where 7 percent are found.

Kossow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kossow has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 3,022 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kossow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kossow surname are 10.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.47% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kossow earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.55% more than the national average, earning $44,679 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koussow92840/
Kossowa921/
Kosow91257/
Kossouwe861/
Kossov83268/
Kussow83254/
Kassow83213/
Kessow8345/
Kossof8328/
Kossaw8316/
Küssow8311/
Kossob839/
Kohsow838/
Cossow835/
Kosowa834/
Koszow834/
Koshow834/
Kosowe834/
Koosow831/
Kossoff77345/
Kossova77327/
Kaussow7739/
Koussov778/
Kosshof778/
Koshzow777/
Koszowa776/
Kassowa773/
Khoshow772/
Koussof772/
Kassouw771/
Koessov771/
Kossosf771/
Kosuowe771/
Kassowe771/
Kotszow771/
Kossawe771/
Kossovs771/
Koshowe771/
Koschow771/
Kessouw771/
Kosov7310,485/
Kusow739,928/
Kasow73126/
Kozow7355/
Kosof7329/
Koßow7323/
Cosow738/
Kesow733/
Kosów732/
Kosaw732/
Kassaw6722,312/
Kosova6714,279/
Kasowa672,972/
Kusowa67944/
Coshow67288/
Kosoff67245/
Kotsov67199/
Qoshow67197/
Kassof67115/
Kosoev6795/
Kashow6776/
Kassov6772/
Koshov6770/
Kosovs6744/
Kosawe6728/
Kasowe6725/
Koszów6720/
Kessov6719/
Cassow6717/
Keshow6714/
Kousov6710/
Kossub6710/
Kuusow6710/
Kusoow6710/
Khasow679/
Kushow675/
Koesov674/
Kosovë673/
Kussov673/
Koysov672/
Kosoov672/
Khosov672/
Koczow672/
Kossaf672/
Kusoww671/
Khusow671/
Kousof671/
Khoxow671/
Kosofe671/
Gkosob671/
Koussoufe671/
Koshof671/
Koszof671/
Kossav671/
Kossuf670/
Kussaw670/
Cossaw670/
Kahsow670/
Kousaw670/

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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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  • 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 Kossow
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