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 is most common in Benin. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tossou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tossou is the 11,294th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 146,513 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Tossou live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 114,966th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 3,750 people.

Tossou is most frequent in Benin, where it is carried by 35,789 people, or 1 in 289. In Benin it is primarily found in: Mono Department, where 22 percent live, Zou Department, where 17 percent live and Collines Department, where 13 percent live. Outside of Benin this last name occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 20 percent live and Ethiopia, where 5 percent live.

Tossou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tossou are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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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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