Kpossou Surname
Approximately 5,108 people bear this surname
Kpossou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 5,037 | 1:2,052 | 251 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| France | 23 | 1:2,887,944 | 200,772 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kpossou (896) may also be a first name.
Kpossou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kpossou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kpossou occurs most in Benin. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kpossou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 93,420th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,426,693 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kpossou reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kpossou is also the 271,411th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 896 people.
The last name is most common in Benin, where it is borne by 5,037 people, or 1 in 2,052. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Ouémé Department, where 43 percent reside, Plateau Department, where 15 percent reside and Zou Department, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Benin this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kposssou | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kpoissou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kphossou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kposso | 92 | 288 | / |
| Kpossu | 92 | 36 | / |
| Kposou | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kpassou | 86 | 893 | / |
| Kpossoi | 86 | 20 | / |
| Kposseu | 86 | 9 | / |
| Kpossoï | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kpossoy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kpousso | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kposu | 83 | 489 | / |
| Kposo | 83 | 24 | / |
| Kpossoyi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kpassoue | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kpossohe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kpossa | 77 | 883 | / |
| Kpasso | 77 | 132 | / |
| Kposio | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kpozou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kposoe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kpassouhe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kpassoa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kpotshu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kpossai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kpoizou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kpochou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kposuth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kpozu | 67 | 316 | / |
| Kpeusseu | 67 | 156 | / |
| Kpasu | 67 | 34 | / |
| Kpaso | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kposa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kpoussaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpossahe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kpossou
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