Pouassi Surname

1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Pouassi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pouassi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2331:89,13810,727
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pouassi (16) may also be a first name.

Pouassi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pouassi is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pouassi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,061,269th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,010,834 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Pouassi are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held first name in the world, held by 16 people.

The last name is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 233 people, or 1 in 89,138. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 57 percent reside, Centre Region, where 21 percent reside and West Region, where 19 percent reside. Not including Cameroon Pouassi occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pouassie931/
Pouassai931/
Pouasi921/
Pouossi86107/
Pouasse8654/
Paoussi862/
Pouasit861/
Poasi8320/
Pouasset801/
Pahoussi801/
Paossi7718/
Poasse779/
Poatsi775/
Paousi772/
Poasai771/
Pohasyi71631/
Puhasei7119/
Puhasyi7115/
Phoasai718/
Pujiasi718/
Pohasei713/
Pouachi712/
Pueaysi711/
Pouossy711/
Pujiasih671,439/
Poasa67343/
Paosi6776/
Pagiossi6745/
Poazi6711/
Pouachui672/
Pouatsay671/
Pouahchi671/
Peuhousi671/
Payiassi671/
Puyyasit671/
Poase670/

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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 Pouassi
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