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
The surname Abossan is carried by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abossan? popularity and diffusion
Abossan is the 1,718,748th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. The last name Abossan is mostly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Abossan reside; 66 percent reside in West Africa and 66 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 946,056th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 100 people.
It is most frequently used in Benin, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 166,703. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Zou Department, where 97 percent reside, Collines Department, where 2 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 2 percent reside. Besides Benin Abossan occurs in one country. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 45 percent reside.
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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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