Kossonou Surname

38,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Kossonou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kossonou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast13,6051:1,696168
France201:3,321,136213,627
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Kossonou (2,587) may also be a first name.

Kossonou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kossonou Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kossonou is borne by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kossonou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kossonou is the 38,513th most widely held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 533,769 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Kossonou are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kossonou is also the 144,615th most frequently used first name globally, held by 2,587 people.

The last name Kossonou is most frequently used in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 13,605 people, or 1 in 1,696. In The Ivory Coast it is primarily concentrated in: Zanzan District, where 52 percent are found, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 19 percent are found and Comoé District, where 10 percent are found. Other than The Ivory Coast this surname occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in France, where 0 percent are found and Spain, where 0 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kossonou
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