Koswi Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Koswi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koswi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Koswi (24) may also be a first name.

Koswi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Koswi occurs most in Iran. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koswi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Koswi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Koswi are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Koswi is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 24 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 25,594,175. In Iran Koswi is primarily concentrated in: Alborz Province, where 33 percent live, Khuzestan Province, where 33 percent live and Tehran Province, where 33 percent live. Other than Iran this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kotswi913/
Koswai912/
Kosui80332/
Kaswi80331/
Koswe80177/
Kuswi8036/
Koswa8013/
Kosvi808/
Keswi803/
Khoswe731,111/
Kaswii73900/
Kaswai73208/
Keswai7349/
Kosboi7328/
Koshui7310/
Koswee739/
Kuswai738/
Khoswa735/
Katswi734/
Kaswiy734/
Khosbi733/
Kosvis732/
Koszwa731/
Kaswij731/
Coswis731/
Kosswa731/
Koshvi731/
Kozsui731/
Kosswe731/
Koshwa730/
Khoushwai711/
Khoshui671,028/
Koishwa67104/
Katshwi6789/
Kotsvai6736/
Khoshvi6721/
Kushwai6717/
Kosvich672/
Kossuis671/
Khoshbi671/
Khosvis671/
Kosweer671/
Keshwai671/
Coswith670/

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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 Koswi
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