Tossu Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Tossu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 77 | 1:2,300,555 | 77,632 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
Tossu (14) may also be a first name.
Tossu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tossu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tossu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Tossu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tossu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tossu is the 2,121,169th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Tossu are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequent forename world-wide. It is borne by 14 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 2,300,555. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 47 percent reside, Ogun, where 35 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Costa Rica, where 1 percent reside and Finland, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Tossu
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