Missohou Surname
Approximately 599 people bear this surname
Missohou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 592 | 1:17,459 | 2,369 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Missohou (21) may also be a first name.
Missohou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Missohou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Missohou is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Missohou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Missohou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 537,454th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 12,166,187 people. The last name Missohou occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Missohou live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 21 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Benin, where it is carried by 592 people, or 1 in 17,459. In Benin Missohou is most frequent in: Kouffo Department, where 88 percent are found, Zou Department, where 4 percent are found and Mono Department, where 3 percent are found. Besides Benin this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in France, where 1 percent are found and Senegal, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Misssohou | 94 | 1 | / |
| Missoho | 93 | 4 | / |
| Misohou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Messohou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Missoua | 80 | 60 | / |
| Missaou | 80 | 8 | / |
| Missouo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Missaho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mishoua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mussoho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Messooud | 75 | 26 | / |
| Missouos | 75 | 12 | / |
| Missouaï | 75 | 4 | / |
| Messoyou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Missouoh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maissoua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maisseou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maissaoh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Missaoud | 75 | 1 | / |
| Missao | 71 | 579 | / |
| Misiou | 71 | 268 | / |
| Misaho | 71 | 65 | / |
| Musoho | 71 | 30 | / |
| Missouayi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Missoa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Messehoue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Misehu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Missaouia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Missohayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maissouai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moisoiu | 67 | 754 | / |
| Messaho | 67 | 342 | / |
| Messoua | 67 | 150 | / |
| Michaou | 67 | 147 | / |
| Missoai | 67 | 51 | / |
| Messo'o | 67 | 47 | / |
| Mushoho | 67 | 35 | / |
| Messaou | 67 | 23 | / |
| Mezohou | 67 | 12 | / |
| Maisaoh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Misooei | 67 | 5 | / |
| Messoah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maisoju | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mishahu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Messouo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mushoju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Michouu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maissoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mitsouo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maisahu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maissao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maisseo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miessao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Misaood | 67 | 1 | / |
| Messoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mesiohu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Misioud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meshoeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mesooud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mushoeu | 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 Missohou
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