Absou Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Niger

Absou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Absou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast591:391,03813,490
Niger591:325,2889,578
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Absou (2,241) may also be a first name.

Absou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Absou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Absou is borne by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Absou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Absou is the 1,612,213th most widely held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Absou reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 47 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 157,832nd most numerous forename at a global level. It is borne by 2,241 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 391,038. In The Ivory Coast it is primarily found in: Bas-Sassandra District, where 41 percent live, Lagunes District, where 29 percent live and Abidjan Autonomous District, where 22 percent live. Barring The Ivory Coast it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 47 percent live and Egypt, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Habsou91515/
Absoud91162/
Absous91128/
Gabsou9114/
Abssou912/
Absout911/
Abso89119/
Absu8921/
Habssou8326/
Gabssou831/
Habso80503/
Abzou80172/
Absoh80150/
Habsu80117/
Gabso80108/
Absho8044/
Gabsu8015/
Obsou808/
Absus803/
Absso803/
Absuh803/
Absut801/
Abseu801/
Abshu801/
Apsou801/
Abssu801/
Absoi801/
Absio801/
Abssouss774/
Abshoush771/
Habsoh73491/
Gafsou73153/
Hobsou7326/
Absood7315/
Afsous7311/
Gabshu736/
Habzou736/
Hapsou735/
Abzouh735/
Habsau735/
Abzzou734/
Gapsou733/
Absoya732/
Absoye732/
Apshou731/
Absiyo731/
Absaju731/
Gabsso731/
Afshou731/
Hafsou731/
Habsho731/
Habsuu731/
Afsoud731/
Habsoo731/
Absa671,967/
Abzo6763/
Apso6740/
Afso6719/
Hafssou6715/
Abssoya679/
Awsu676/
Avsu676/
Afsu672/
Abzu672/
Apsu671/
Obsu671/
Avso671/
Hobssou671/
Habsayu671/
Awso671/

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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 Absou
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