Kósa Surname

61,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Kósa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kósa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary7,5511:1,300142
Slovakia3251:16,4202,388
Romania1971:101,91811,566
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Kosa (13,648), Kóša (226), Kòsa (2), Koša (639) & Koşa (2) are calculated separately.

Kósa Last Name Facts

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

Kósa (Hindi: कोसा, Marathi: कोसा, Oriya: େକାଷା) occurs more in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Kosa, Kóša, Kòsa, Koša or Koşa. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kósa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 61,996th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 899,364 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kósa reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 93 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

The last name Kósa is most numerous in Hungary, where it is held by 7,551 people, or 1 in 1,300. In Hungary Kósa is most prevalent in: Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 26 percent live, Budapest, where 14 percent live and Pest County, where 9 percent live. Barring Hungary Kósa is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 4 percent live and Romania, where 2 percent live.

Kósa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kósa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kósa last name decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kosa9213,648/
Kóša92226/
Kòsa922/
Kósza8937/
Kósai891/
Kóssa891/
Koša83639/
Koşa832/
Kójsza801/
Kasa7581,655/
Kusa7513,059/
Kása752,296/
Kósi75239/
Kůsa7528/
Kósy753/
Kãsa751/
Kóza751/
Kósaová7373/
Kassa67259,064/
Kasai67105,588/
Khosa6745,038/
Kasau6716,465/
Khasa679,236/
Kasza679,146/
Kahsa677,570/
Kasha675,577/
Kossa675,345/
Kasaj674,241/
Kasia673,585/
Kousa673,544/
Kosai673,114/
Kusha672,837/
Kosha672,597/
Kaasa672,445/
Kasay672,226/
Kosga671,790/
Kosay671,728/
Kussa671,688/
Kausa671,657/
Kasah671,184/
Kószó671,147/
Kusah67939/
Kosia67760/
Kuosa67738/
Kusza67642/
Koisa67630/
Kusay67628/
Kasoa67612/
Kusaj67511/
Koosa67461/
Kusai67412/
Kosaj67393/
Kosza67370/
Kasea67346/
Kusia67337/
Kasaš67277/
Kusau67273/
Kgasa67254/
Kasaa67239/
Khusa67154/
Kasja67145/
Kosea67145/
Kuusa67122/
Kuisa67104/
Kosah67104/
Kasaç6785/
Kasač6769/
Kássa6763/
Kozsa6760/
Kócza6760/
Kosač6758/
Kosać6750/
Kosaş6746/
Kosau6738/
Kasga6733/
Gkasa6727/
Kásai6721/
Kusea6714/
Kusaa6714/
Kohsa6712/
Kcasa6710/
Kószi679/
Keusa678/
Koesa678/
Kkasa675/
Kosaš675/
Kóssi675/
Koysa674/
Kosoa674/
Kajsa674/
Kasać674/
Kosaș674/
Kosaa673/
Kasaï673/
Kgosa672/
Kazsa672/
Ko'sa671/
Kásia671/
Kosaz671/
Kosaľ671/
Kuysa671/
Qkasa671/

Kósa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kósa in the Marathi language
कोसाkosa98.57
कोषाkosa1.43
Kósa in the Hindi language
कोसाkosa98.21
कोषाkosa0.51
कोशाkosa0.26
कौसाkausa0.26
कोंसाkonsa0.26
कौशाkausa0.26
काेसाkaesa0.26
Kósa in the Oriya language
େକାଷାekasa64.37
େକାସାekasa18.39
େକାଶାekasa13.79
କୁସkusa1.15
କଷାkasa1.15
ସୋଷsosa1.15

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Footnotes

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