Cognomen Kossew (Kossew 
, Косев 
) , globally, is quite a rare family name. The last name Kossew is characteristic of Bulgaria, where it is quite a common surname, Australia, where it is a rare surname, and Kazakhstan, where it is a very rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Bulgaria, Australia, and Russia.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Kossew | United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia |
| Косев | Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria |
| peter kossew (b. 1881) |
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| sue kossew Professor at School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics, Faculty of Arts, Monash University (b. 1952) |
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