Bossima Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Bossima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 42 | 1:246,086 | 21,801 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Bossima (61) may also be a first name.
Bossima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bossima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bossima is borne by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bossima? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,979,664th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bossima reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bossima is also the 1,257,960th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 61 people.
This surname is most widespread in Benin, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 246,086. In Benin Bossima is most prevalent in: Atakora Department, where 98 percent reside and Zou Department, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Benin this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 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
- 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 Bossima
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