Akpotossou Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Akpotossou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akpotossou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin551:187,92018,137
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Akpotossou Last Name Facts

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

Akpotossou occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Akpotossou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akpotossou is the 2,580,327th most widespread last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akpotossou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Akpotossou is most frequently used in Benin, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 187,920. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Department, where 38 percent live, Atlantique Department, where 35 percent live and Zou Department, where 20 percent live. Beside Benin this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Burkina Faso, 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
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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 Akpotossou
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