Ahossou Surname
Approximately 556 people bear this surname
Ahossou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 520 | 1:19,876 | 2,661 |
| Ivory Coast | 15 | 1:1,538,082 | 31,691 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Ahossou (563) may also be a first name.
Ahossou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ahossou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ahossou is found most in Benin. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ahossou? popularity and diffusion
Ahossou is the 568,231st most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 13,107,097 people. The last name Ahossou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ahossou are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ahossou is also the 354,031st most widespread given name globally, held by 563 people.
Ahossou is most frequently held in Benin, where it is borne by 520 people, or 1 in 19,876. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Atlantique Department, where 24 percent live, Zou Department, where 24 percent live and Kouffo Department, where 22 percent live. Excluding Benin Ahossou is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent live and Togo, where 2 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 Ahossou
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