Alssan Surname
Approximately 503 people bear this surname
Alssan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 401 | 1:47,860 | 2,420 |
| Nigeria | 100 | 1:1,771,428 | 64,453 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Alssan (178) may also be a first name.
Alssan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alssan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alssan occurs most in Niger. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alssan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 613,453rd most widespread last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 14,488,163 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Alssan reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 683,417th most commonly used forename throughout the world, borne by 178 people.
The last name is most common in Niger, where it is borne by 401 people, or 1 in 47,860. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Zinder Region, where 60 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 22 percent are found and Maradi Region, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Niger this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Alssan
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