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
The surname Makossa occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makossa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Makossa is the 2,689,253rd most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Makossa reside; 58 percent reside in Central Africa and 54 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Makossa is also the 1,744,716th most frequently held forename world-wide, borne by 35 people.
The surname Makossa is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 593,402. In Cameroon Makossa is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 71 percent reside, Far North Region, where 17 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 17 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.
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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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