Abassou Surname
Approximately 273 people bear this surname
Abassou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 156 | 1:66,254 | 8,094 |
| Niger | 80 | 1:239,900 | 7,715 |
| Cameroon | 20 | 1:1,038,453 | 65,513 |
| Burkina Faso | 15 | 1:1,223,473 | 11,207 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
Abassou (312) may also be a first name.
Abassou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abassou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abassou is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Abassou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 956,400th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 26,694,307 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Abassou are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abassou is also the 497,456th most common given name globally, held by 312 people.
The last name is most widely held in Benin, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 66,254. In Benin it is most numerous in: Donga Department, where 88 percent live, Zou Department, where 5 percent live and Littoral Department, where 3 percent live. Apart from Benin this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 29 percent live and Cameroon, where 7 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 Abassou
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