Kouossu Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kouossu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kouossu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1071:194,10320,154
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Kouossu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kouossu occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kouossu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kouossu is the 1,765,740th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kouossu live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 107 people, or 1 in 194,103. In Cameroon Kouossu is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 48 percent are found, Centre Region, where 38 percent are found and West Region, where 12 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Italy, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kouosseu9364/
Kouosu922/
Kouhossou8823/
Kouassu8616/
Kouoseu8613/
Koujoussou821/
Kouasseu80218/
Kaoussou808/
Kouassou802/
Kohossou801/
Koiusu773/
Kouasu771/
Ko'osu771/
Kahoussou756/
Kayoussou751/
Ko'osui717/
Kaossou712/
Kouatsu711/
Koassou711/
Kaosu6713/
Kouachou674/
Kouatseu672/

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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 Kouossu
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