Donossou Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Donossou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Donossou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3091:67,2148,484
Chad91:1,510,2445,402

Donossou (27) may also be a first name.

Donossou Last Name Facts

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

Donossou occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Donossou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Donossou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 857,026th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 22,916,811 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Donossou are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 72 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Donossou is also the 2,036,353rd most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 27 people.

Donossou is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 309 people, or 1 in 67,214. In Cameroon Donossou is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 80 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 6 percent are found and North Region, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Chad, where 3 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 Donossou
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