Bossah Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Bossah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
Bossah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bossah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bossah occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bossah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bossah is the 3,730,171st most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name Bossah is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bossah are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kano, where 45 percent are found, Lagos, where 25 percent are found and Rivers, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Bossah exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 18 percent are found and Benin, where 11 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
- 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 Bossah
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