Obossou Surname
Approximately 2,247 people bear this surname
Obossou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2,240 | 1:4,614 | 604 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Obossou (511) may also be a first name.
Obossou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obossou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obossou occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obossou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Obossou is the 188,233rd most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,243,234 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obossou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obossou is also the 374,142nd most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 511 people.
The surname is most widespread in Benin, where it is carried by 2,240 people, or 1 in 4,614. In Benin it is most numerous in: Collines Department, where 76 percent are found, Zou Department, where 9 percent are found and Borgou Department, where 6 percent are found. Not including Benin this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 0 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oboussou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Obosso | 92 | 271 | / |
| Obosou | 92 | 3 | / |
| Goboissou | 88 | 52 | / |
| Abossou | 86 | 37 | / |
| Owossou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Obousso | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obossoh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obosu | 83 | 2,232 | / |
| Oboso | 83 | 141 | / |
| Gouboissou | 82 | 18 | / |
| Aboussou | 80 | 1,701 | / |
| Oubassou | 80 | 764 | / |
| Owoussou | 80 | 483 | / |
| Hovossou | 80 | 33 | / |
| Ovoussou | 80 | 4 | / |
| Aabossou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abgossou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obossa | 77 | 387 | / |
| Abosso | 77 | 116 | / |
| Owosso | 77 | 64 | / |
| Obuoso | 77 | 9 | / |
| Obosio | 77 | 8 | / |
| Obasso | 77 | 6 | / |
| Obgoso | 77 | 6 | / |
| Obhoso | 77 | 4 | / |
| Obosoh | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ojboso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oboshu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ohboso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goubassou | 75 | 9 | / |
| Oubaassou | 75 | 4 | / |
| Aboussoue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gobaïssou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abassou | 71 | 273 | / |
| Obochou | 71 | 166 | / |
| Awossou | 71 | 131 | / |
| Abosoud | 71 | 128 | / |
| Avossou | 71 | 62 | / |
| Aubossu | 71 | 20 | / |
| Obosuyi | 71 | 11 | / |
| Oubahassou | 71 | 9 | / |
| Gobosho | 71 | 5 | / |
| Abousou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Omposso | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gouvoussou | 71 | 2 | / |
| O'Basso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oboisio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obouzou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owoso | 67 | 1,385 | / |
| Obosa | 67 | 1,015 | / |
| Owosu | 67 | 451 | / |
| Aboso | 67 | 394 | / |
| Obaso | 67 | 40 | / |
| Auboussu | 67 | 38 | / |
| Abosu | 67 | 36 | / |
| Avoussou | 67 | 29 | / |
| Obasu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Uboso | 67 | 22 | / |
| Abassoue | 67 | 19 | / |
| Awoussou | 67 | 19 | / |
| Obuso | 67 | 16 | / |
| Obusu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Abousoud | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gawossou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ubosu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obozo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obozu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gabassou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovoso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obosogie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abossuth | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obosheyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oubochou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hotvosou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obotchou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goubasou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abossowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abouhssouss | 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
- 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 Obossou
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