Gbossou Surname
Approximately 2,199 people bear this surname
Gbossou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 1,155 | 1:6,275 | 1,305 |
| Benin | 934 | 1:11,066 | 1,521 |
| Ivory Coast | 98 | 1:235,421 | 9,552 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Gbossou (162) may also be a first name.
Gbossou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbossou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gbossou is found most in Togo. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbossou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 191,635th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,314,027 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gbossou live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 720,105th most prevalent forename in the world It is held by 162 people.
The surname Gbossou is most common in Togo, where it is borne by 1,155 people, or 1 in 6,275. Aside from Togo it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 42 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gboussou | 93 | 48 | / |
| Gbossouh | 93 | 2 | / |
| Gbosssou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gbosso | 92 | 273 | / |
| Gbosou | 92 | 3 | / |
| Gbassou | 86 | 523 | / |
| Gbossoh | 86 | 27 | / |
| Gbousso | 86 | 21 | / |
| Gbossso | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gbossot | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gbohsou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gboisso | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngbosso | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gboso | 83 | 63 | / |
| Gbosu | 83 | 49 | / |
| N'Gbosso | 80 | 65 | / |
| Gbossa | 77 | 795 | / |
| Gbotso | 77 | 421 | / |
| Ngboso | 77 | 157 | / |
| Gbasso | 77 | 109 | / |
| Ngbosu | 77 | 75 | / |
| Gbosue | 77 | 31 | / |
| Gbosho | 77 | 12 | / |
| Guosso | 77 | 8 | / |
| Gboosu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gbodso | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gbooso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbosuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbussu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbhosu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbasou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbasseu | 71 | 12 | / |
| Gbouzou | 71 | 6 | / |
| Gbotsho | 71 | 4 | / |
| Guoshou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ngbasso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gboiszo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nguossu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbossie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngbossa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwosso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngbosoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbasgou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbossey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngboshu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbozoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbassoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbozo | 67 | 686 | / |
| Guosu | 67 | 157 | / |
| Gbosa | 67 | 66 | / |
| Gbasu | 67 | 62 | / |
| Gbaso | 67 | 29 | / |
| Gbusu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gbozu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngwousso | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Gbossa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbotchou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwosu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guoso | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gbossou
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