Kossigan Surname
Approximately 86 people bear this surname
Kossigan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 61 | 1:169,436 | 16,929 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kossigan (4,079) may also be a first name.
Kossigan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kossigan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kossigan is found most in Benin. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kossigan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kossigan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,020,555th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kossigan live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kossigan is also the 109,035th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 4,079 people.
Kossigan is most commonly used in Benin, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 169,436. In Benin it is primarily found in: Atlantique Department, where 44 percent are found, Mono Department, where 34 percent are found and Kouffo Department, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Benin this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 13 percent are found and Togo, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koussigan | 94 | 1 | / |
| Koussigain | 89 | 1 | / |
| Cossigan | 88 | 3 | / |
| Kassigan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kessigan | 88 | 0 | / |
| Kosigehan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kosugan | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kasigan | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kusigan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cosigan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kesigan | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kasigane | 75 | 105 | / |
| Kasaigan | 75 | 28 | / |
| Kushigan | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kochigan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cassigan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Khasigane | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kashigane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Casigan | 67 | 88 | / |
| Kozigon | 67 | 13 | / |
| Cosugan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kashiganth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kazigan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Casiggan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kochegan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Coscigam | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kasegain | 63 | 1 | / |
| Cassigon | 63 | 0 | / |
| Khachigan | 59 | 7 | / |
| Cassigham | 59 | 2 | / |
| Kassegaum | 59 | 1 | / |
| Koutchegan | 56 | 1 | / |
| Cozigon | 53 | 20 | / |
| Kasheganova | 53 | 7 | / |
| Casugan | 53 | 2 | / |
| Casigon | 53 | 0 | / |
| Cuchigan | 50 | 8 | / |
| Kacigond | 50 | 1 | / |
| Cacigang | 50 | 1 | / |
| Khasegam | 50 | 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 Kossigan
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