Possou Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Possou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 24 | 1:430,650 | 30,545 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Possou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Possou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Possou is found most in Benin. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Possou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,730,171st most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Possou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Benin, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 430,650. In Benin it is most numerous in: Littoral Department, where 29 percent are found, Zou Department, where 25 percent are found and Borgou Department, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Benin this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 11 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Possou
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