Kosua Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kosua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kosua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kosua (31) may also be a first name.

Kosua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kosua is found most in India. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kosua? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kosua is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Kosua is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Kosua reside; 25 percent reside in West Africa and 25 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kosua is also the 1,874,099th most frequent given name worldwide. It is borne by 31 people.

It is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India Kosua is most common in: Arunachal Pradesh, where 50 percent are found and Assam, where 50 percent are found. Besides India it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kossua911,526/
Koosua913/
Kosuay911/
Kosuah911/
Khoshua8359/
Khotsua834/
Koisuah831/
Kasua801,224/
Kusua80139/
Kosva80108/
Kozua8043/
Kesua8038/
Cosua8019/
Koswa8013/
Kosuo804/
Kojua801/
Koussuap771/
Kashua73107/
Kosbau73100/
Kojuah7322/
Kasuay7318/
Kozuha7316/
Kožuha7312/
Kassua7311/
Koswat7310/
Kausua739/
Kosbay738/
Khasua735/
Khojua735/
Khoswa735/
Korzua734/
Kosbah733/
Koshva733/
Kasuas732/
Koswai732/
Khusua732/
Kasuaa732/
Kossba732/
Kushua732/
Koszwa731/
Kosswa731/
Kodsva731/
Koshwa730/
Kasouha671,693/
Khusuat67109/
Koishwa67104/
Kotsvai6736/
Kushuha6725/
Khusuah678/
Kashuap677/
Khosbou677/
Kusuhat675/
Kochuay675/
Kassuha674/
Kochuha673/
Kasshua673/
Kossbau672/
Kassuoa671/
Kochuat671/
Kotjuha671/
Kosouho671/
Katsuat671/
Korzuah671/
Kusuaha671/
Koushva671/
Koussuo671/
Kodswad671/
Koochua671/
Khotswa671/
Kassuah671/

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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 Kosua
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