Alkassane Surname

442,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 772 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Alkassane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alkassane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger6541:29,3461,677
Burkina Faso1181:155,5263,897

Alkassane (328) may also be a first name.

Alkassane Last Name Facts

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

Alkassane is carried by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alkassane? popularity and diffusion

Alkassane is the 442,751st most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,439,826 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Alkassane are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 484,112th most commonly held given name worldwide. It is borne by 328 people.

The last name Alkassane is most commonly used in Niger, where it is carried by 654 people, or 1 in 29,346. In Niger it is mostly found in: Tillabéri Region, where 85 percent reside, Niamey Capital District, where 6 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 6 percent reside. Besides Niger this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 15 percent reside.

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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 Alkassane
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