Kousso Surname
Approximately 901 people bear this surname
Kousso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 599 | 1:32,040 | 1,781 |
| Ivory Coast | 195 | 1:118,314 | 5,878 |
| Cameroon | 58 | 1:358,087 | 31,912 |
| Benin | 47 | 1:219,906 | 20,230 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Kousso (23,324) may also be a first name.
Kousso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kousso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kousso occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kousso.
How Common Is The Last Name Kousso? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 392,486th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,088,286 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Kousso are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 33,708th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 23,324 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Niger, where it is borne by 599 people, or 1 in 32,040. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 73 percent live, Niamey Capital District, where 19 percent live and Dosso Region, where 5 percent live. Apart from Niger Kousso occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 22 percent live and Cameroon, where 6 percent live.
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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 Kousso
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