Koussen Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Koussen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Koussen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koussen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Koussen is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Koussen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,882,373rd most frequent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Koussen live; 65 percent live in West Africa and 58 percent live in Chadic Africa.
It is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 1,298,067. In Cameroon Koussen is mostly found in: North Region, where 50 percent reside, Far North Region, where 44 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon Koussen is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 35 percent reside and Niger, where 4 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 Koussen
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