Taoussa Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Taoussa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taoussa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso881:208,5474,454
Algeria761:508,31037,383
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
France11:66,422,722504,397

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

Taoussa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻭﻭﺱ) is found most frequently in Burkina Faso. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Taoussa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,263,456th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. Taoussa is mostly 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 held forename world-wide, borne by 29 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 208,547. In Burkina Faso it is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 35 percent are found, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 20 percent are found and Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Burkina Faso Taoussa exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 42 percent are found and Cameroon, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taoussea931/
Taoussai931/
Tahoussa931/
Taossa9270/
Taousa9232/
Taoussait884/
Taoussaha882/
Taoussi869,835/
Taousse86599/
Taousah86232/
Touassa86131/
Tahousa861/
Touossa861/
Taousis861/
Taosa8332/
Taousser80358/
Taossaha8010/
Thouassa809/
Thaoussi809/
Taousset806/
Taousseh803/
Taousses801/
Taouesse801/
Touossah801/
Taousaha801/
Taousait801/
Taouessi801/
Taousi77532/
Toassa77101/
Taosse7764/
Thaosa7710/
Taossi779/
Taouza779/
Tauasa776/
Taosai776/
Tahosa775/
Taouse772/
Tajosa771/
Taosea771/
Touatsa7156/
Tuousse7119/
Touassi7114/
Taouser7110/
Tahouza713/
Tahousi712/
Touossi712/
Thoassa711/
Taotsai711/
Tauusai711/
Taoissi711/
Taouese711/
Taouesi711/
Touasse711/
Touasso711/
Taossou711/
Taouzah711/
Tahouse711/
Taausse711/
Taausea711/
Touotsa711/
Toasa672,872/
Touotsap67200/
Tohousso67177/
Taose6772/
Taosi6753/
Taoso6710/
Touassou676/
Taoza676/
Tahoushi671/
Tohossay671/
Tohousse671/
Tohoussi671/
Taosy671/
Toayusoa671/

Taoussa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Taoussa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻭﻭﺱaltawws66.67
ﻃﺎﺅﻭﺱtawws33.33

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Taoussa
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