Cossou Surname

462,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Guyana

Cossou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cossou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin3081:33,5574,379
France2771:239,79337,155
United States541:6,712,202314,667
England371:1,505,89364,828
Guyana341:22,4182,700
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013

Cossou Last Name Facts

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

Cossou is most common in Benin. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Cossou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cossou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cossou is the 462,174th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 9,982,940 people. Cossou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 43 percent of Cossou live; 43 percent live in West Africa and 42 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly used in Benin, where it is borne by 308 people, or 1 in 33,557. In Benin Cossou is mostly found in: Zou Department, where 43 percent reside, Littoral Department, where 30 percent reside and Atlantique Department, where 10 percent reside. Other than Benin it is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in France, where 38 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Cossou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cossou last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% being registered with the political party.

Cossou earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.87% less than the national average, earning $35,439 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coussou9277/
Cossoux9237/
Cossu9117,275/
Cosso912,210/
Coussoud8622/
Coussout869/
Tchossou864/
Choussou863/
Coussoux862/
Zossou836,789/
Kossou836,146/
Cassou832,862/
Cousso83189/
Cossus8353/
Cossoy8352/
Cussou8325/
Cossos839/
Cossut839/
Chosso832/
Coussu831/
Coisou831/
Cossui831/
Cossìo831/
Cossop830/
Cossot830/
Coso801,636/
Tchoussou80100/
Cosu8087/
Tchossouh801/
Koussou773,908/
Coussot77749/
Chousou77231/
Coussau77146/
Tchosso7793/
Cassout7773/
Cassous7763/
Cosseau7759/
Caussou7758/
Coessoy7734/
Cassoux7727/
Dzossou7721/
Kossous7715/
Koissou7711/
Chousso7710/
Tcousso776/
Cossuth775/
Kossouh774/
Chassou773/
Zoussou772/
Cossoid771/
Coussoy771/
Kossoue771/
Khossou771/
Choisso770/
Cossa73363,284/
Cosio7316,960/
Kosso737,098/
Casso735,624/
Couso733,803/
Zosso731,254/
Choso73830/
Cassu73607/
Cusso73464/
Cosas73434/
Cosoi73337/
Ciosu73237/
Cosue73104/
Coiso73100/
Cosau7358/
Zossu7346/
Cousu7330/
Cosoy7329/
Cosut7327/
Kossu7322/
Cotso7313/
Kosou7312/
Zosou7311/
Cosho7310/
Ckoso739/
Cosus737/
Cosiu736/
Coseu734/
Chosu733/
Cosìo733/
Cosos732/
Cussu732/
Casou732/
Cossú732/
Coshu731/
Cosoe731/
Cosui731/
Coyso731/
Cosjo731/
Cossù731/
Cooso731/
Cosup730/
Cosgo730/
Coxou730/
Cohso730/
Cousseau714,734/
Tchousso711,253/
Cassoutt7192/
Coussaud7172/
Tchassou7146/
Cassouet7123/
Cassajou7123/
Tchosseu714/
Cosseaus713/
Khoussou712/
Kossouye711/
Kouyssou711/
Koussouy711/
Tchussou711/
Tsoussou711/
Chaussou711/
Cousouha711/
Qoussous711/
Coussaux710/
Kassou6715,386/
Cossey675,018/
Kousso67901/
Choshu67599/
Cosios67509/
Cosejo67505/
Coussa67385/
Cossie67371/
Cussoy67304/
Kossoy67288/
Causso67283/
Cousot67276/
Ccoiso67239/
Cossee67206/
Kossoh67175/
Cassus67172/
Chussu67153/
Ccoyso67149/
Cochou67141/
Cossat67130/
Cassau67112/
Cassot6797/
Cassoo6796/
Cossai6793/
Cussot6780/
Coossa6774/
Cousau6763/
Cossas6759/
Cassup6751/
Chossa6745/
Cossay6738/
Kossos6737/
Kossup6735/
Chasou6735/
Chosgo6731/
Cotsas6726/
Cassoy6726/
Choosu6725/
Kosseu6723/
Cousio6722/
Zhossu6721/
Cassos6719/
Khosso6717/
Chozou6716/
Ciossa6716/
Cussau6716/
Kossop6716/
Kossoi6715/
Cotsho6715/
Chasso6713/
Kousou6712/
Coisas6711/
Kossoa6711/
Tsosso6711/
Cassop6710/
Kussou6710/
Kossau6710/
Koosso6710/
Cassut679/
Cassão677/
Ccasso676/
Tchousseu676/
Zassou675/
Cassoe674/
Cassod674/
Cassuo674/
Kcoyso674/
Cosijo674/
Chooso674/
Cassud673/
Cotsoh673/
Qassou673/
Chassu673/
Chouso673/
Cosais673/
Cuisso672/
Casseu672/
Chosoo672/
Coseus672/
Cotsos672/
Ciasso672/
Cassoi672/
Tchoussoi672/
Casout672/
Chosoy672/
Kuossu672/
Kossue672/
Kossso672/
Koïsso672/
Cassoh671/
Cashou671/
Coseas671/
Cosoya671/
Coutso671/
Cozzou671/
Coeyso671/
Kossus671/
Chusso671/
Zossuu671/
Cussos671/
Koshou671/
Khosou671/
Kossahoue671/
Kosgou671/
Koussouyo671/
Zossoy671/
Tchoso671/
Tchoussso671/
Tchouzsou671/
Tsossu671/
Dzossu671/
Chousseau671/
Ciosas671/
Cassoa671/
Cassso671/
Cousas671/
Coscho671/
Coshop671/
Cossei671/
Coosio671/
Coiseo671/
Coizou671/
Csousa671/
Cootso671/
Cossaj671/
Choiso671/
Gcotso671/
Chosio671/
Chosui671/
Cousseaus671/
Kossoe671/
Koysou671/
Cosaut670/
Cossad670/

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