Idossou Surname
Approximately 2,108 people bear this surname
Idossou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2,088 | 1:4,950 | 652 |
| Burkina Faso | 15 | 1:1,223,473 | 11,207 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Idossou (984) may also be a first name.
Idossou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Idossou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Idossou is found most in Benin. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Idossou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 198,386th most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 3,457,090 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Idossou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Idossou is also the 256,804th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 984 people.
It is most frequently used in Benin, where it is held by 2,088 people, or 1 in 4,950. In Benin it is most frequent in: Plateau Department, where 69 percent are found, Collines Department, where 16 percent are found and Zou Department, where 11 percent are found. Not including Benin this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 1 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idoussou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Idossu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Idosso | 92 | 1 | / |
| Idassou | 86 | 14 | / |
| Idosu | 83 | 357 | / |
| Idoso | 83 | 2 | / |
| Aitdosso | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aidassou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Idossa | 77 | 111 | / |
| Idusso | 77 | 17 | / |
| Idosos | 77 | 4 | / |
| Idasso | 77 | 3 | / |
| Idassu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gidoso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Idosho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haidassou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aidasso | 71 | 136 | / |
| Gidoiso | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gidasso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Edoso | 67 | 287 | / |
| Idosa | 67 | 90 | / |
| Edosu | 67 | 65 | / |
| Idaso | 67 | 64 | / |
| Idotchou | 67 | 24 | / |
| Idotsuji | 67 | 22 | / |
| Idozu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Idusu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Idasu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aidassos | 67 | 4 | / |
| Idoxu | 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 Idossou
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis