Sossoh Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Sossoh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Sossoh (11) may also be a first name.
Sossoh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sossoh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sossoh occurs most in Benin. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sossoh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sossoh is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Sossoh are found; 78 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 11 people.
The surname Sossoh is most frequently used in Benin, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 3,445,201. In Benin Sossoh is most numerous in: Borgou Department, where 33 percent reside, Collines Department, where 33 percent reside and Donga Department, where 33 percent reside. Other than Benin this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 22 percent reside and Nigeria, where 22 percent reside.
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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 Sossoh
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