Akossa Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Akossa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Akossa (10) may also be a first name.
Akossa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akossa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akossa is held by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akossa? popularity and diffusion
Akossa is the 5,391,485th most prevalent last name globally, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Akossa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Akossa are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 54 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akossa is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name internationally, borne by 10 people.
It is most numerous in Ghana, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 6,755,173. Outside of Ghana this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 15 percent are found and The Congo, where 15 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 Akossa
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