Abossan Surname
Approximately 113 people bear this surname
Abossan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 62 | 1:166,703 | 16,738 |
| Ivory Coast | 51 | 1:452,377 | 14,862 |
Abossan (100) may also be a first name.
Abossan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abossan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abossan is carried by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Abossan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,718,748th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Abossan live; 66 percent live in West Africa and 66 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abossan is also the 946,056th most commonly used forename on earth, held by 100 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 166,703. In Benin Abossan is most prevalent in: Zou Department, where 97 percent are found, Collines Department, where 2 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Benin it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 45 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 Abossan
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