Kösem Surname
Approximately 7,300 people bear this surname
Kösem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 7,258 | 1:10,722 | 1,402 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Kosem (1,234) are calculated separately.
Kösem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kösem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kösem is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Kosem. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kösem? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 68,052nd most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 998,294 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Kösem are found; 89 percent are found in West Asia and 89 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.
The surname Kösem is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is carried by 7,258 people, or 1 in 10,722. In Turkey Kösem is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 13 percent are found, Afyonkarahisar Province, where 12 percent are found and Denizli Province, where 9 percent are found. Beside Turkey this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 0 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosem | 93 | 1,234 | / |
| Kasem | 80 | 63,907 | / |
| Kesem | 80 | 159 | / |
| Kassem | 73 | 83,702 | / |
| Kashem | 73 | 60,691 | / |
| Kaseem | 73 | 4,581 | / |
| Kessem | 73 | 551 | / |
| Kasiem | 73 | 156 | / |
| Khasem | 73 | 77 | / |
| Koseem | 73 | 41 | / |
| Kaseim | 73 | 32 | / |
| Koshem | 73 | 23 | / |
| Keseem | 73 | 19 | / |
| Kahsem | 73 | 16 | / |
| Keesem | 73 | 15 | / |
| Kohsem | 73 | 13 | / |
| Kasemm | 73 | 11 | / |
| Kaseam | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kaseum | 73 | 7 | / |
| Khosem | 73 | 5 | / |
| Koesem | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kossem | 73 | 3 | / |
| Keshem | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kasehm | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kaesem | 73 | 2 | / |
| Köchem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hkasem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kesiem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kosiem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaasem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khaseem | 67 | 936 | / |
| Kasheem | 67 | 615 | / |
| Kassiem | 67 | 165 | / |
| Khashem | 67 | 48 | / |
| Kosseim | 67 | 43 | / |
| Kasseem | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kasseum | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kaaseem | 67 | 8 | / |
| Khassem | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kasseim | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kashiem | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kuissem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kasseam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kesheem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahshem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kasheim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kosheem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kashemm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qkassem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khossem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kasssem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keeshem | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kösem
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