Wossekou Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Wossekou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wossekou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Wossekou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wossekou occurs most in Benin. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Wossekou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wossekou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wossekou is the 4,908,606th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Wossekou occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Wossekou reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Benin, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 1,476,515. In Benin Wossekou is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Department, where 57 percent live, Collines Department, where 14 percent live and Mono Department, where 14 percent live. Other than Benin Wossekou occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and Togo, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wassekou881/
Boussekou826/
Bosseko804/
Bousekou752/
Bossikou751/
Bousseko751/
Vassekou751/
Wosiko7162/
Wozeko7113/
Boseku715/
Waseko714/
Bousekkou711/
Boussikou711/
Vossekuid710/
Vasseko6763/
Bosekko6742/
Wasieko6711/
Boseyko678/
Bosseka674/
Wossika672/
Wasecko672/
Boseiko671/
Wasisko671/
Wasekho671/
Voseyko671/

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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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  • 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 Wossekou
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