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 is found most in Benin. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sossoh.
How Common Is The Last Name Sossoh? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,360,413th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Sossoh is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Sossoh live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sossoh is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used forename at a global level It is held by 11 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Benin, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 3,445,201. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Borgou Department, where 33 percent are found, Collines Department, where 33 percent are found and Donga Department, where 33 percent are found. Barring Benin this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 22 percent are found and Nigeria, where 22 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 Sossoh
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