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 occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wossou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Wossou occurs predominantly 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 widely held first name internationally, borne by 9 people.
Wossou is most prevalent in Benin, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,583,900. In Benin Wossou is primarily found in: Plateau Department, where 50 percent live, Alibori Department, where 25 percent live and Borgou Department, where 25 percent live. Apart from Benin this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Guinea, where 17 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 17 percent live.
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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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