Bohossou Surname
Approximately 206 people bear this surname
Bohossou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 198 | 1:52,200 | 6,572 |
| Ivory Coast | 8 | 1:2,883,904 | 43,419 |
Bohossou (10) may also be a first name.
Bohossou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bohossou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bohossou is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bohossou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,159,732nd most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 35,376,436 people. Bohossou is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bohossou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bohossou is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 10 people.
Bohossou is most widely held in Benin, where it is borne by 198 people, or 1 in 52,200. In Benin it is mostly found in: Zou Department, where 90 percent live, Ouémé Department, where 4 percent live and Collines Department, where 4 percent live. Not including Benin this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bohoussou | 94 | 19,023 | / |
| Bohousssou | 89 | 8 | / |
| Booussou | 88 | 37 | / |
| Bohousou | 88 | 10 | / |
| Bouossou | 88 | 2 | / |
| Bohousso | 88 | 2 | / |
| Wohossou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bohosu | 86 | 6 | / |
| Bohoso | 86 | 4 | / |
| Bahoussou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Boousssou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Boyosso | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bahosso | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bouosso | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bauhoussou | 78 | 2 | / |
| Bouassou | 75 | 12 | / |
| Bahousou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Baoussou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boasso | 71 | 2,000 | / |
| Baoussous | 71 | 174 | / |
| Baosso | 71 | 47 | / |
| Bohasu | 71 | 14 | / |
| Baoussouh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Baooso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bojosu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bohosa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bahaoussou | 67 | 24 | / |
| Bohashu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Boyossa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bohosee | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bouasso | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bouozou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baoussouss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bo'osau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boasseu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Bohossou
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