Akossou Surname
Approximately 1,902 people bear this surname
Akossou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 1,260 | 1:5,752 | 1,143 |
| Benin | 613 | 1:16,861 | 2,276 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Akossou (49) may also be a first name.
Akossou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akossou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akossou occurs in Togo more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akossou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Akossou is the 215,889th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,831,517 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Akossou reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akossou is also the 1,430,306th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 49 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Togo, where it is borne by 1,260 people, or 1 in 5,752. Without taking into account Togo Akossou is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 32 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 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 Akossou
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