Tossou Surname

11,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49,740 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Tossou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tossou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin35,7891:28913
Togo9,8701:73445
Ethiopia2,4151:40,3924,505
Ghana7621:35,4604,134
Ivory Coast2201:104,8695,380
Nigeria2191:808,87136,014
France1591:417,75360,954
Guinea931:127,245921
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Senegal261:560,7442,305
Burkina Faso201:917,6059,572
England171:3,277,533109,658
Niger151:1,279,46826,841
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Congo81:623,63715,053
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Djibouti11:914,9321,612

Tossou (3,750) may also be a first name.

Tossou Last Name Facts

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

Tossou occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Tossou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tossou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tossou is the 11,294th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 146,513 people. Tossou is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Tossou are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 114,966th most common forename at a global level, held by 3,750 people.

This surname is most widely held in Benin, where it is borne by 35,789 people, or 1 in 289. In Benin Tossou is mostly concentrated in: Mono Department, where 22 percent reside, Zou Department, where 17 percent reside and Collines Department, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Benin Tossou is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 20 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 5 percent reside.

Tossou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tossou surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tossou earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 43.65% less than the national average, earning R 133,908 per year and in United States they earn 21.29% less than the national average, earning $33,962 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toussou9250/
Thossou9219/
Toissou925/
Tosssou924/
Tossouh921/
Tossouy921/
Tosso911,761/
Tossu9179/
Tosou9149/
Toissous8635/
Tossouye8613/
Tossouth865/
Toissouz861/
Thoussou861/
Tassou833,894/
Tousso83346/
Tossut83156/
Tosseu83115/
Tossue8355/
Tossoï8320/
Tossoi8315/
Tossoh8314/
Toussu8310/
Tossos834/
Tousou834/
Tossau832/
Tossot832/
Tossuz832/
Tosgou832/
Tossuo831/
Toesso831/
Tossoa831/
Tossso831/
Toso8014,034/
Tosu802,004/
Toheessou801/
Tassouh77101/
Tassout7741/
Toisouz7724/
Toussau7722/
Tassous7721/
Tassoux7714/
Taassou7712/
Thousso7710/
Tossoyi777/
Tasssou773/
Tousseu772/
Teussou772/
Tosioue771/
Tosouyi771/
Thassou771/
Tohsseu771/
Toisous771/
Toussoo771/
Toussso771/
Toutsou771/
Tosseio771/
Tossa7321,355/
Tasso738,304/
Totsu73902/
Tosio73518/
Tusso73386/
Tasou73255/
Tosas73244/
Tosho73240/
Toeso73232/
Thosu73207/
Tassu73184/
Toshu73179/
Tosoy73110/
Totso73101/
Todsu7393/
Thoso7392/
Tosçu7387/
Tosoh7385/
Touso7350/
Tosuo7347/
Tozsu7340/
Tussu7335/
Toszo7335/
Tosiu7332/
Tosop7329/
Tosup7321/
Tosoi7317/
Tosue7316/
Toosu7311/
Tuoso7311/
Tosuz739/
Tozou738/
Tousu737/
Toiso736/
Tohsu736/
Tusou733/
Tosau733/
Tosud733/
Tosoa732/
Tohso732/
Tossô732/
Todso731/
Toyso731/
Tosus731/
Tosoe731/
Tosos731/
Tosuy731/
Toszu731/
Toseu731/
Tassoult71136/
Tousseau7188/
Tassouyi714/
Tassouye712/
Toshouie711/
Tousseux711/
Tassaiou711/
Touzou67904/
Tassos67552/
Tosuji67387/
Thussu67299/
Toussa67243/
Tossah67234/
Tassot67233/
Tossey67229/
Tossas67197/
Tossea67179/
Tassus67147/
Tossie67140/
Tosios67135/
Tassoz6792/
Tochou6784/
Tussup6779/
Toysoz6747/
Totsas6742/
Tassoy6735/
Tosiyo6734/
Toshot6730/
Tussuz6729/
Totsui6728/
Thassu6727/
Tosaus6726/
Toysuz6726/
Tousas6726/
Tatsou6725/
Tussau6721/
Tassop6719/
Tassoa6718/
Thosho6718/
Tohsoh6714/
Totseu6711/
Toossa6710/
Tousop6710/
Tasseu679/
Thosoa679/
Taïsso679/
Toitsu675/
Thossa675/
Thosue674/
Thouso674/
Thasou674/
Ttosuo673/
Tussue673/
Thasso673/
Tousue672/
Tutsou672/
Tussot672/
Tashou672/
Tosowe672/
Toshuo672/
Tosuya672/
Totsho672/
Toçsoy672/
Tossat672/
Tososs671/
Tossei671/
Tossha671/
Tuosio671/
Thusso671/
Tassud671/
Tasoud671/
Tassau671/
Tásseo671/
Tussop671/
Tussut671/
Teusso671/
Teussu671/
Toosoo671/
Tootso671/
Tosayu671/
Toshas671/
Toessa671/
Totsio671/
Totsos671/
Tousseaut671/
Tosoya671/
Tossay671/
Tassoh671/
Tassue671/
Tosaju671/
Toosup671/
Tuosoi671/
Thosup671/
Tassoo671/
Tasouy671/
Toussaudt670/

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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 Tossou
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