Ossongo Surname

539,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 596 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ossongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ossongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon5501:37,7625,056
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Congo161:311,8189,139
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ossongo (64) may also be a first name.

Ossongo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ossongo Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ossongo is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ossongo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 539,451st most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 12,227,426 people. The surname Ossongo occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ossongo are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,223,525th most widespread forename worldwide It is held by 64 people.

It is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 550 people, or 1 in 37,762. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 90 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 7 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found and The Congo, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gossongo932/
Ossongho931/
Osongo923,205/
Ossono92612/
Ossogo92132/
Ossoungou88200/
Ossonggho881/
Gossoungo881/
Essongo86461/
Assongo86364/
Ossango86297/
Ossonga8673/
Osongho8633/
Gosongo8633/
Otsongo8631/
Ossonou8625/
Gossogo8623/
Hossono8613/
Ussongo864/
Ossougo863/
Osonngo861/
Hosongo861/
Ossogho861/
Osoongo861/
Osong'o861/
Osongoh861/
Osogo831,637/
Ossounga80263/
Gassongo8097/
Assongou8086/
Essongoh8018/
Ossounou8016/
Ossougou8010/
Oussougo804/
Assoungo804/
Oussungo802/
Essongho802/
Essoungo802/
Ossungou801/
Gosongou801/
Otsiongo801/
Otsong'o801/
Asongo772,776/
Osango771,827/
Esongo771,060/
Assogo77733/
Usongo77563/
Osonga77424/
Osogho77158/
Ossona77113/
Osiogo7786/
Assono7777/
Oshogo7745/
Ossoga7744/
Oshono7718/
Osonoi776/
Ozongo775/
Osoino774/
Gosogo774/
Osungo773/
Osonoh771/
Osonou771/
Osogou771/
Ossago771/
Essoungou75152/
Oussougou7522/
Assoungou759/
Oussounou758/
Atsongo711,171/
Essonga71301/
Ossagou71253/
Oshango71246/
Eshongo71226/
Ossanga71216/
Assango71194/
Osiango71184/
Gasongo71146/
Gosango7185/
Ashongo7167/
Osoigho7158/
Osotnoi7146/
Houssounou7135/
Ochongo7123/
Essango7122/
Ushongo7115/
Hasongo7114/
Asongou7111/
Assogho7111/
Asonggo714/
Hotsonngot714/
Osounga713/
Assogno712/
Hozongo712/
Asongho712/
Asonhgo711/
Osuogoh711/
Usoingo711/
Oshsona711/
Osuogho711/
Hosango711/
Housono711/
Osangoa711/
Oussoumnou711/
Osongha711/
Oisango711/
Gassogo711/
Gosungo711/
Gusongo711/
Esongoh711/
Assoggo711/
Assogou711/
Assonga711/
Assonou711/
Assougo711/
Asongoh711/
Oshogho711/
Osiogho711/
Oshengo711/
Asong'o711/
Gosonoi711/
Ossouna711/
Gossona710/
Assangou67485/
Osoga67403/
Assounga67388/
Osago67233/
Osona67218/
Asogo67194/
Ozogo67144/
Assougou67127/
Assounou67110/
Atshongo6789/
Ashoongo6768/
Atsiongo6727/
Hassango6719/
Assonhou6714/
Assongna6712/
Otsangou678/
Assognou676/
Oussouna676/
Atsongoo674/
Gusuongo673/
Oshounga673/
O'Shango673/
Gashongo672/
Osoño672/
Gassonou672/
Hoshango671/
Housango671/
Houssounnou671/
Oussanga671/
Ossangna671/
Gassougo671/
Gassouno671/
Gossouna671/
Esoungou671/
Eshoongo671/
Ahasongo671/
Assoumgo671/
Asongooh671/
Asongouh671/
Asoungou671/
Gossanga671/
Otsounou671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ossongo
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