Adossou Surname

235,986th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Adossou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adossou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1,6911:6,112831
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Adossou (15) may also be a first name.

Adossou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Adossou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Adossou occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adossou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Adossou is the 235,986th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 4,276,729 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Adossou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 15 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Benin, where it is borne by 1,691 people, or 1 in 6,112. In Benin it is most common in: Atlantique Department, where 57 percent are found, Zou Department, where 16 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Benin it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adoussou9325/
Adossouh931/
Adosso9243/
Adossu927/
Adousso86276/
Adassou868/
Odossou861/
Adosu83180/
Adoso8344/
Godossou80148/
Gadassou8015/
Adosouji801/
Hadassou801/
Aidassou801/
Aitdosso801/
Addassou801/
Adossa7747/
Odosso7710/
Adasou777/
Aduoso775/
Adasso775/
Adosho774/
Adosue773/
Adusso771/
Gadoso771/
Atdoso771/
Adotso771/
Adosoj771/
Goudossou7535/
Haidassou751/
Haddassou751/
Audasso71243/
Goudoussou71211/
Aidasso71136/
Adoussa71122/
Adassus7147/
Aïdasso7140/
Adosuyi7119/
Adussos7111/
Adosoye716/
Aîdasso715/
Adossie713/
Houdoussou713/
Atdasso711/
Adashou711/
Adozoue711/
Adouzou711/
Adotsho711/
Hadossa711/
Adusu672,551/
Adasu67797/
Adaso67216/
Aduso67156/
Adosa6738/
Aadussoo6719/
Odosu6712/
Odoso6710/
Hadoussa679/
Aidassos674/
Gadossey674/
Adozu674/
Adhassos674/
Gaudosio671/
Adoxo671/
Gadoissa671/
Adossaha671/
Adotchou671/
Addoussa671/

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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
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  • 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 Adossou
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