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Where Does The Last Name Sossa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Sossa (Russian: Сосса) occurs most in Benin. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sossa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 21,348^th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 285,327 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Sossa live; 61 percent live in West Africa and 61 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sossa is also the 142,744^th most widespread first name globally It is held by 2,645 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Benin, where it is held by 13,989 people, or 1 in 739. In Benin Sossa is mostly found in: Mono Department, where 27 percent are found, Kouffo Department, where 20 percent are found and Collines Department, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Benin it exists in 58 countries. It is also found in Bolivia, where 17 percent are found and Colombia, where 15 percent are found.

Sossa Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Sossa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sossa last name rose 30,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sossa Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Sossa surname are 20.8% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 74.03% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sossa earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 21.92% less than the national average, earning €23,448 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.52% more than the national average, earning $25,998,000 COP per year and in United States they earn 11.14% more than the national average, earning $47,954 USD per year.