Wossman Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Wossman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Wossman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wossman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wossman is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wossman? popularity and diffusion
Wossman is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Wossman occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Wossman are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Laikipia County, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 14 percent reside and Canada, where 14 percent reside.
Wossman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wossman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wossman surname decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Wossman
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