Makossa Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Makossa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 35 | 1:593,402 | 45,326 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Makossa (35) may also be a first name.
Makossa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makossa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makossa is found most in Cameroon. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makossa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,689,253rd most frequently used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name Makossa occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Makossa reside; 58 percent reside in Central Africa and 54 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Makossa is also the 1,744,716th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 35 people.
The surname Makossa is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 593,402. In Cameroon it is most common in: Centre Region, where 71 percent live, Far North Region, where 17 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 3 percent live. Apart from Cameroon Makossa is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 17 percent live and Brazil, where 4 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
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- 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 Makossa
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