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
The surname Abossa is found most in Benin. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Abossa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,063,924th most frequent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Abossa reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abossa is also the 980,251st most frequently used given name globally, borne by 94 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Benin, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 2,067,120. In Benin Abossa is mostly found in: Donga Department, where 60 percent live, Borgou Department, where 20 percent live and Zou Department, where 20 percent live. Besides Benin this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 20 percent live and Cameroon, where 10 percent live.
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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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