Bocossa Surname

799,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 351 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Bocossa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bocossa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin3401:30,3994,010
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
France11:66,422,722504,397

Bocossa (25) may also be a first name.

Bocossa Last Name Facts

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

Bocossa is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bocossa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bocossa is the 799,576th most frequent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 20,762,239 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Bocossa live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bocossa is also the 2,136,160th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 25 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Benin, where it is held by 340 people, or 1 in 30,399. In Benin it is primarily found in: Zou Department, where 38 percent are found, Collines Department, where 25 percent are found and Atlantique Department, where 13 percent are found. Other than Benin this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 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
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  • 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 Bocossa
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