Where Does The Last Name Yamoussa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Yamoussa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺎﻣﻮﺳﻰ) is carried by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Yamoussa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamoussa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 191,276^th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,306,509 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Yamoussa are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 44,549^th most commonly occurring given name internationally, borne by 15,934 people.

Yamoussa is most frequent in Benin, where it is borne by 2,059 people, or 1 in 5,020. In Benin Yamoussa is most numerous in: Borgou Department, where 72 percent are found, Atakora Department, where 13 percent are found and Alibori Department, where 9 percent are found. Barring Benin this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 4 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent are found.