Dossoumou Surname

197,177th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Dossoumou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dossoumou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin2,1171:4,882645
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Dossoumou (113) may also be a first name.

Dossoumou Last Name Facts

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

Dossoumou occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dossoumou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 197,177th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,431,048 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dossoumou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 881,625th most common first name world-wide, borne by 113 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Benin, where it is borne by 2,117 people, or 1 in 4,882. In Benin Dossoumou is primarily concentrated in: Plateau Department, where 42 percent reside, Collines Department, where 33 percent reside and Borgou Department, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Benin this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doussoumou954/
Dossomou9420/
Dosoumou942/
Dossoumo941/
Dassoumou892/
Dossoomou891/
Dossumo881/
Dozoumou826/
Dossamou826/
Dossouma821/
Dosumu806,257/
Dosumo8033/
Dosummu7520/
Dossoma759/
Dosujmu753/
Dosuumu753/
Dosumut752/
Dosumuo751/
Dassomo751/
Doussiemou741/
Dassamou7170/
Dassouma712/
Dossomie711/
Dosomu6729/
Dosuma6722/
Dusumu6719/
Doussiemo674/
Dasumu674/
Dozomo671/
Doschamou671/

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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
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  • 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 Dossoumou
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