Wossou Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Wossou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Wossou (9) may also be a first name.
Wossou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wossou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wossou is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wossou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wossou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 9 people.
It is most frequently used in Benin, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,583,900. In Benin it is most frequent in: Plateau Department, where 50 percent reside, Alibori Department, where 25 percent reside and Borgou Department, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account Benin it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Guinea, where 17 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 17 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 Wossou
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