Tossenou Surname

254,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Tossenou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tossenou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1,1281:9,1631,277
Togo4201:17,2575,159
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Tossenou (144) may also be a first name.

Tossenou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tossenou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Tossenou occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Tossenou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tossenou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 254,471st most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,695,584 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tossenou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 769,375th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 144 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Benin, where it is carried by 1,128 people, or 1 in 9,163. In Benin it is primarily found in: Kouffo Department, where 36 percent live, Mono Department, where 32 percent live and Atlantique Department, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Benin it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 27 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tossenu939/
Tosenou932/
Tossinou88181/
Tosseano889/
Tassenou881/
Tosenu8638/
Toseno861/
Toussenot8212/
Tassegnou821/
Thoseno8022/
Tosengo804/
Tosceno802/
Tocenou802/
Tossino801/
Tassenoy75149/
Tochenou7515/
Toussena754/
Tassenoe753/
Tatsenou751/
Totsenoi751/
Tosena71300/
Totchenou7166/
Tassenoey714/
Taseno711/
Toshino67198/
Tassino67129/
Tosenga6741/
Toscino6714/
Tohsino676/
Toceanu674/
Tussena673/
Tossina672/
Toosino672/
Tauseno671/
Tussino671/
Tuseano671/
Tusheno671/
Tosenap671/
Tocheno671/
Tasengo671/
Tasinou671/
Tassena671/
Tusenau670/

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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 Tossenou
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