Atekossi Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Atekossi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atekossi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin931:111,13612,439
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Atekossi Last Name Facts

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

Atekossi occurs most in Benin. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Atekossi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,918,812th most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. Atekossi is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Atekossi are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Atekossi is most numerous in Benin, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 111,136. In Benin Atekossi is mostly concentrated in: Zou Department, where 73 percent reside, Ouémé Department, where 14 percent reside and Plateau Department, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Benin this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

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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 Atekossi
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