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 surname Wossman is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wossman? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Wossman reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Wossman is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Wossman is primarily found in: Laikipia County, where 100 percent live. Beside Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 14 percent live.
Wossman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wossman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wossman surname fell 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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