Kösling Surname

258,381st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kösling Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kösling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,5191:52,9996,887
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

The alternate forms: Kosling (80) are calculated separately.

Kösling Last Name Facts

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

Kösling is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Kosling. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kösling? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kösling is the 258,381st most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,784,994 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kösling reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Kösling is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 1,519 people, or 1 in 52,999. In Germany Kösling is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 35 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 17 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 7 percent live. Apart from Germany Kösling is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Kösling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kösling has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Kösling last name decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kosling9580/
Kössling9314/
Köslin9264/
Kesling861,169/
Kößling8684/
Kasling8683/
Käsling8644/
Kösslin869/
Köjling861/
Keesling801,896/
Köchling801,541/
Koesling801,003/
Kessling80437/
Kaesling8060/
Kassling8028/
Kossling8015/
Käslingk803/
Kohsling802/
Kaslingk802/
Kahsling801/
Keshling800/
Käslin771,065/
Keslin77293/
Kaslin77199/
Koslin77111/
Cöslin778/
Koessling7519/
Kaeslingk756/
Koschling751/
Casling71496/
Kaeslin71276/
Keßling71235/
Köchlin7174/
Kasslin7164/
Koshlin7157/
Koszlin7139/
Koeslin7125/
Kashlin7121/
Kaßling7119/
Kesslin7116/
Kaesslingk7110/
Kässlin7110/
Keslink717/
Kezling713/
Khaslin711/
Kesilng711/
Kashlng711/
Cosling711/
Koslink711/
Cassling6781/
Khashlin6716/
Keusllin671/
Koeßling671/
Cossling671/
Kesslyng670/
Cashling670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kösling
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