Makossa Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Makossa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 35 | 1:593,402 | 45,326 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Makossa (35) may also be a first name.
Makossa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makossa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makossa occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makossa? popularity and diffusion
Makossa is the 2,689,253rd most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. Makossa is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Makossa live; 58 percent live in Central Africa and 54 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, borne by 35 people.
The last name Makossa is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 593,402. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 71 percent are found, Far North Region, where 17 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon Makossa occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 17 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 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 Makossa
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