Kouessa Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Kouessa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 55 | 1:377,619 | 33,137 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
The alternate forms: Kouéssa (1) are calculated separately.
Kouessa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kouessa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kouessa is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Kouéssa. Click here for other potential spellings of Kouessa.
How Common Is The Last Name Kouessa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,580,327th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kouessa reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 75 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
Kouessa is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 377,619. In Cameroon Kouessa is primarily found in: East Region, where 47 percent are found, Centre Region, where 31 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Benin, 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 Kouessa
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