Lokossi Surname

204,099th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,037 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Lokossi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lokossi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1,9901:5,194678
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
France131:5,109,440259,941
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Lokossi (1,933) may also be a first name.

Lokossi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lokossi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Lokossi is most common in Benin. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lokossi.

How Common Is The Last Name Lokossi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 204,099th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 3,577,588 people. Lokossi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lokossi reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 172,554th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 1,933 people.

The last name is most widespread in Benin, where it is carried by 1,990 people, or 1 in 5,194. In Benin it is most numerous in: Zou Department, where 36 percent live, Atlantique Department, where 31 percent live and Collines Department, where 14 percent live. Excluding Benin Lokossi exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 1 percent live and France, where 1 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 Lokossi
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