Housso Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Housso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 21 | 1:492,172 | 32,947 |
| Ivory Coast | 7 | 1:3,295,890 | 46,139 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Housso (1,468) may also be a first name.
Housso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Housso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Housso has its highest incidence in Benin. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Housso? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,602,217th most common surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. Housso is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Housso are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Housso is also the 203,259th most frequently used given name at a global level. It is borne by 1,468 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Benin, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 492,172. In Benin Housso is most prevalent in: Kouffo Department, where 86 percent are found, Borgou Department, where 5 percent are found and Donga Department, where 5 percent are found. Not including Benin Housso occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 23 percent are found and Cameroon, 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 Housso
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