Kokossi Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Kokossi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 49 | 1:210,931 | 19,709 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Kokossi (39) may also be a first name.
Kokossi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kokossi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kokossi is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kokossi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kokossi is the 2,746,821st most numerous last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kokossi reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kokossi is also the 1,637,361st most widely held given name internationally It is held by 39 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Benin, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 210,931. In Benin Kokossi is most numerous in: Alibori Department, where 71 percent are found, Kouffo Department, where 18 percent are found and Zou Department, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Benin it is found in one country. It is also common in Germany, 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 Kokossi
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