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
Ahossou is more commonly found in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ahossou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 568,231st most frequently held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 13,107,097 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ahossou reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ahossou is also the 354,031st most common first name in the world, borne by 563 people.
It is most widespread in Benin, where it is borne by 520 people, or 1 in 19,876. In Benin Ahossou is most numerous in: Atlantique Department, where 24 percent live, Zou Department, where 24 percent live and Kouffo Department, where 22 percent live. Besides Benin this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common 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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