Abossa Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Abossa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Abossa (94) may also be a first name.
Abossa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abossa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abossa occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Abossa.
How Common Is The Last Name Abossa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,063,924th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Abossa are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 980,251st most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 94 people.
It is most frequently used in Benin, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 2,067,120. In Benin it is most frequent in: Donga Department, where 60 percent are found, Borgou Department, where 20 percent are found and Zou Department, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Benin this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 20 percent are found and Cameroon, where 10 percent are found.
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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 Abossa
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