Gossoh Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Gossoh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 60 | 1:172,260 | 17,125 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Gossoh (46) may also be a first name.
Gossoh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gossoh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gossoh is more frequently found in Benin than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gossoh? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gossoh is the 2,460,878th most commonly held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gossoh reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 46 people.
Gossoh is most frequently used in Benin, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 172,260. In Benin Gossoh is mostly found in: Mono Department, where 98 percent are found and Ouémé Department, where 2 percent are found. Not including Benin this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 2 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 Gossoh
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