Woussa Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Woussa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 72 | 1:143,550 | 15,098 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Woussa (38) may also be a first name.
Woussa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Woussa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Woussa occurs most in Benin. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Woussa? popularity and diffusion
Woussa is the 2,152,526th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Woussa are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Woussa is also the 1,662,754th most frequently used forename at a global level. It is borne by 38 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Benin, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 143,550. In Benin Woussa is most prevalent in: Zou Department, where 50 percent live, Plateau Department, where 26 percent live and Ouémé Department, where 17 percent live. Apart from Benin it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 4 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 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 Woussa
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