Moussah Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Moussah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Moussah (522) may also be a first name.
Moussah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moussah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Moussah occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Moussah.
How Common Is The Last Name Moussah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,587,209th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Moussah reside; 42 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Moussah is also the 369,527th most widespread forename worldwide, held by 522 people.
Moussah is most commonly used in Benin, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 3,445,201. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Borgou Department, where 33 percent reside, Plateau Department, where 33 percent reside and Zou Department, where 33 percent reside. Beside Benin Moussah exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 17 percent reside and Cameroon, where 17 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 Moussah
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