Koussey Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Koussey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 42 | 1:246,086 | 21,801 |
| Niger | 29 | 1:661,794 | 16,082 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
Koussey (46) may also be a first name.
Koussey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koussey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Koussey occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Koussey.
How Common Is The Last Name Koussey? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,203,767th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Koussey reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 46 people.
This last name is most common in Benin, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 246,086. In Benin it is primarily found in: Atakora Department, where 60 percent are found, Borgou Department, where 17 percent are found and Ouémé Department, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Benin this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 39 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 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 Koussey
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