Kiossou Surname
Approximately 132 people bear this surname
Kiossou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 126 | 1:82,029 | 9,693 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Kiossou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiossou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kiossou is held by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiossou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,558,593rd most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. Kiossou is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kiossou live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Benin, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 82,029. In Benin Kiossou is most numerous in: Atlantique Department, where 55 percent live, Littoral Department, where 29 percent live and Zou Department, where 13 percent live. Beside Benin this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 4 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent live.
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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 Kiossou
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