Kosuowei Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kosuowei Surname User-submission:

The surname Kosuowei means 'elderly man' in the language of the Ijaw tribe, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.

Kosuowei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2111:839,53937,032
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kosuowei (23) may also be a first name.

Kosuowei Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Kosuowei means 'elderly man' in the language of the Ijaw tribe, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.

- danielk

Kosuowei Last Name Facts

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

Kosuowei is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kosuowei? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,121,821st most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 33,738,638 people. The surname Kosuowei occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kosuowei live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kosuowei is also the 2,239,265th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 23 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 211 people, or 1 in 839,539. In Nigeria Kosuowei is primarily found in: Bayelsa, where 85 percent are found, Rivers, where 5 percent are found and Lagos, where 3 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

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