Sousia Surname
Approximately 97 people bear this surname
Sousia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 78 | 1:266,270 | 25,687 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 53 | 1:947,522 | 56,651 |
Sousia (259) may also be a first name.
Sousia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sousia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sousia is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sousia? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,882,912th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. The last name Sousia is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Sousia reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 35 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Sousia is also the 553,262nd most prevalent forename world-wide. It is borne by 259 people.
Sousia is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 266,270. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 60 percent live, North Region, where 15 percent live and Littoral Region, where 13 percent live. Not including Cameroon it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 9 percent live and Benin, where 2 percent live.
Sousia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sousia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sousia surname contracted 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Sousia
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