Koşum Surname
Approximately 935 people bear this surname
Koşum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 934 | 1:83,321 | 7,541 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Kosum (883) & Kösum (1) are calculated separately.
Koşum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koşum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Koşum (Hindi: कोसुम, Marathi: कुसुम, Oriya: େକାସୁମ) occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Kosum or Kösum. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Koşum? popularity and diffusion
Koşum is the 381,197th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 7,794,167 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Koşum reside; 93 percent reside in West Asia and 93 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
The surname Koşum is most widespread in Turkey, where it is carried by 934 people, or 1 in 83,321. In Turkey Koşum is most frequent in: Malatya Province, where 10 percent live, Erzurum Province, where 10 percent live and Osmaniye Province, where 10 percent live. Not including Turkey Koşum is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosum | 93 | 883 | / |
| Kösum | 87 | 1 | / |
| Koşun | 80 | 802 | / |
| Coşum | 80 | 25 | / |
| Kaşum | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kasoum | 73 | 91 | / |
| Kossum | 73 | 26 | / |
| Koisum | 73 | 17 | / |
| Kosume | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kousum | 73 | 3 | / |
| Koshum | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kousom | 73 | 2 | / |
| Khosum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koesum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koizum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kosoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kosium | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kesoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kusoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kassoum | 67 | 12,159 | / |
| Kotchum | 67 | 85 | / |
| Kotsume | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kousoum | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kodchum | 67 | 8 | / |
| Koussum | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kossoum | 67 | 5 | / |
| Koysume | 67 | 3 | / |
| Koisume | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kasouym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaasoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kashoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kochoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koussom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khochum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kussoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuchoum | 67 | 1 | / |
Koşum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Koşum in the Hindi language | ||
| कोसुम | kosuma | - |
| Koşum in the Oriya language | ||
| େକାସୁମ | ekasuma | - |
| Koşum in the Marathi language | ||
| कुसुम | kusuma | - |
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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 Koşum
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