Wossan Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Wossan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 15 | 1:1,538,082 | 31,691 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Wossan (379) may also be a first name.
Wossan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wossan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wossan is carried by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wossan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,908,606th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 13 percent of Wossan reside; 13 percent reside in West Africa and 13 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 445,512th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 379 people.
The surname Wossan is most numerous in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 1,538,082. In The Ivory Coast Wossan is primarily concentrated in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 87 percent are found and Comoé District, where 13 percent are found. Excluding The Ivory Coast Wossan is found in one country. It is also found in Pakistan, where 6 percent are found.
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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 Wossan
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