Pamoussa Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Pamoussa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pamoussa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Pamoussa (10,478) may also be a first name.

Pamoussa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pamoussa is more commonly found in Benin than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pamoussa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Pamoussa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Pamoussa live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Pamoussa is also the 59,416th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 10,478 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Benin, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 3,445,201. In Benin it is primarily found in: Alibori Department, where 33 percent live, Atakora Department, where 33 percent live and Donga Department, where 33 percent live. Excluding Benin it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 25 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pamousa931/
Pamousso88405/
Pamusa866/
Pamosa861/
Pamosai80141/
Pamassa8013/
Pamouza809/
Pamassas751/
Pamossoo751/
Pamoso71389/
Pamuso7169/
Pamasa7168/
Pamosi718/
Pamuza711/
Pamosoo67122/
Pamassi6715/
Pamosou678/
Pamasis675/
Pamasse675/
Pamucia674/
Pamasia673/
Pamotse673/
Pamosee671/
Pamasad671/
Pamasai671/
Phamasa671/
Phamuza671/
Pamosod671/
Pamosei671/
Pomosha671/
Pamatsa671/
Pamassy671/
Pamuzza671/
Paimosi671/
Patmose671/
Pamusoy671/

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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 Pamoussa
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