Kosyo Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Kosyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Kosyo (396) may also be a first name.
Kosyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kosyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kosyo is found most in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kosyo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Kosyo live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 434,130th most frequently occurring given name internationally, borne by 396 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 4,812,874. In Tanzania Kosyo is most prevalent in: Kigoma Region, where 82 percent live and Tabora Region, where 9 percent live. Beside Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 8 percent live.
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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 Kosyo
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