Kossanou Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Kossanou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
Kossanou (16) may also be a first name.
Kossanou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kossanou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kossanou is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kossanou.
How Common Is The Last Name Kossanou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kossanou is the 4,532,898th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Kossanou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kossanou reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 16 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 1,153,837. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: North Region, where 94 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 6 percent reside. Beside Cameroon Kossanou exists in one country. It is also found in Chad, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Kossanou
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