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 is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Makossa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makossa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,689,253rd most common last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname Makossa is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Makossa reside; 58 percent reside in Central Africa and 54 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 35 people.
The last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 593,402. In Cameroon Makossa is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 71 percent are found, Far North Region, where 17 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 3 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this surname 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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