In all the world, Kossi (Kossi 
, コシ 
, Gosse 
) is quite a rare dominantly male, but seldom female given name. The first name Kossi is habitual in Togo, where it is quite a common boy's name, Ghana, where it is quite a rare male name, and Netherlands, where it is a rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Togo, Ghana, and Nigeria. Likewise, Kossi is the last name as well as the forename.