Kokossou Surname
Approximately 562 people bear this surname
Kokossou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 550 | 1:18,792 | 2,518 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Kokossou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kokossou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kokossou is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kokossou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kokossou is the 563,577th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 12,967,164 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kokossou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Kokossou is most numerous in Benin, where it is carried by 550 people, or 1 in 18,792. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Atlantique Department, where 44 percent reside, Zou Department, where 17 percent reside and Ouémé Department, where 14 percent reside. Not including Benin this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and Togo, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kokoessou | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kokossu | 93 | 5 | / |
| Kokosou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Koukoussou | 89 | 421 | / |
| Kokoussoue | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kakossou | 88 | 82 | / |
| Kocossou | 88 | 16 | / |
| Kokossoe | 88 | 10 | / |
| Kokoso | 86 | 69 | / |
| Kokosu | 86 | 8 | / |
| Kouskoussou | 84 | 1 | / |
| Kokousseu | 82 | 29 | / |
| Kokoshu | 80 | 89 | / |
| Kokosho | 80 | 29 | / |
| Kakosso | 80 | 16 | / |
| Kokozou | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kokosas | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kokossa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kokooso | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kokosuy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koikoussui | 78 | 2 | / |
| Koukoussui | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kakassou | 75 | 138 | / |
| Cocossou | 75 | 95 | / |
| Kokossai | 75 | 35 | / |
| Kokkosuo | 75 | 23 | / |
| Kacossou | 75 | 11 | / |
| Koukossa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kokoshau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kokuso | 71 | 434 | / |
| Kokosa | 71 | 283 | / |
| Kakoso | 71 | 174 | / |
| Kakosaiou | 71 | 68 | / |
| Kokusu | 71 | 27 | / |
| Kokaso | 71 | 22 | / |
| Kukoso | 71 | 15 | / |
| Koukousas | 71 | 9 | / |
| Koukoussa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kokotsios | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koikoissa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kokeusseu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qokoso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kokosza | 67 | 1,373 | / |
| Kokosha | 67 | 1,211 | / |
| Kokusui | 67 | 175 | / |
| Kokushu | 67 | 103 | / |
| Kokusoy | 67 | 87 | / |
| Koukoutsas | 67 | 44 | / |
| Kokocio | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kokkosa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kocoshoush | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kokosia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kakassu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kokooza | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kokouza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koukosa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kakosio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kakossaios | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kokassa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kokosai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kokocho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cocosou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kokasui | 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
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- 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 Kokossou
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