Goussou Surname
Approximately 669 people bear this surname
Goussou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 422 | 1:24,492 | 3,272 |
| Ivory Coast | 126 | 1:183,105 | 8,078 |
| Cameroon | 103 | 1:201,641 | 20,774 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Goussou (65) may also be a first name.
Goussou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goussou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Goussou occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goussou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 493,936th most frequent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 10,893,193 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Goussou are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,212,820th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 65 people.
This last name is most common in Benin, where it is carried by 422 people, or 1 in 24,492. In Benin Goussou is primarily concentrated in: Kouffo Department, where 74 percent are found, Zou Department, where 9 percent are found and Mono Department, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Benin this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 19 percent are found and Cameroon, where 15 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 Goussou
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