Koussé Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Koussé Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
The alternate forms: Kousse (2,651) are calculated separately.
Koussé (892) may also be a first name.
Koussé Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koussé Come From? nationality or country of origin
Koussé occurs more in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Kousse. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Koussé? popularity and diffusion
Koussé is the 8,968,613th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Koussé is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Koussé reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 272,088th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 892 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 6,117,367. Outside of Burkina Faso it is found in one country. It is also common in Mali, where 25 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 Koussé
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