Alfousseni Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Alfousseni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alfousseni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Alfousseni (700) may also be a first name.

Alfousseni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alfousseni is held by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Alfousseni.

How Common Is The Last Name Alfousseni? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Alfousseni occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Alfousseni reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 312,341st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 700 people.

The surname Alfousseni is most widespread in Benin, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,722,600. In Benin it is most frequent in: Alibori Department, where 100 percent are found. Beside Benin it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 22 percent are found and Niger, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alfousseyni9555/
Alfousseuni951/
Alfouseyni905/
Alfousseny901/
Alfosina6766/
Alfasyni6715/
Alfosine674/
Alfausina631/
Alfusainey601/
Alfasina567/
Alphosine53124/
Alphosina5327/

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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 Alfousseni
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