Taoussa Surname
Approximately 182 people bear this surname
Taoussa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 88 | 1:208,547 | 4,454 |
| Algeria | 76 | 1:508,310 | 37,383 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Taoussa (29) may also be a first name.
Taoussa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Taoussa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Taoussa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻭﻭﺱ) is held by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Taoussa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,263,456th most prevalent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Taoussa live; 58 percent live in West Africa and 42 percent live in Mahgreb. Taoussa is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 29 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 208,547. In Burkina Faso Taoussa is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 35 percent reside, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 20 percent reside and Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 16 percent reside. Besides Burkina Faso this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 42 percent reside and Cameroon, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taoussea | 93 | 1 | / |
| Taoussai | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tahoussa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Taossa | 92 | 70 | / |
| Taousa | 92 | 32 | / |
| Taoussait | 88 | 4 | / |
| Taoussaha | 88 | 2 | / |
| Taoussi | 86 | 9,835 | / |
| Taousse | 86 | 599 | / |
| Taousah | 86 | 232 | / |
| Touassa | 86 | 131 | / |
| Tahousa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Touossa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Taousis | 86 | 1 | / |
| Taosa | 83 | 32 | / |
| Taousser | 80 | 358 | / |
| Taossaha | 80 | 10 | / |
| Thouassa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Thaoussi | 80 | 9 | / |
| Taousset | 80 | 6 | / |
| Taousseh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Taousses | 80 | 1 | / |
| Taouesse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Touossah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Taousaha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Taousait | 80 | 1 | / |
| Taouessi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Taousi | 77 | 532 | / |
| Toassa | 77 | 101 | / |
| Taosse | 77 | 64 | / |
| Thaosa | 77 | 10 | / |
| Taossi | 77 | 9 | / |
| Taouza | 77 | 9 | / |
| Tauasa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Taosai | 77 | 6 | / |
| Tahosa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Taouse | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tajosa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taosea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Touatsa | 71 | 56 | / |
| Tuousse | 71 | 19 | / |
| Touassi | 71 | 14 | / |
| Taouser | 71 | 10 | / |
| Tahouza | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tahousi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Touossi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Thoassa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taotsai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tauusai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taoissi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taouese | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taouesi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Touasse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Touasso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taossou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taouzah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tahouse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taausse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taausea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Touotsa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Toasa | 67 | 2,872 | / |
| Touotsap | 67 | 200 | / |
| Tohousso | 67 | 177 | / |
| Taose | 67 | 72 | / |
| Taosi | 67 | 53 | / |
| Taoso | 67 | 10 | / |
| Touassou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Taoza | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tahoushi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tohossay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tohousse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tohoussi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taosy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toayusoa | 67 | 1 | / |
Taoussa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Taoussa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻭﻭﺱ | altawws | 66.67 |
| ﻃﺎﺅﻭﺱ | tawws | 33.33 |
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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
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- 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 Taoussa
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