Amasou Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Amasou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 18 | 1:1,066,223 | 23,213 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Amasou (13) may also be a first name.
Amasou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amasou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amasou is found in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Amasou? popularity and diffusion
Amasou is the 4,206,983rd most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amasou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 13 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Niger, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 1,066,223. In Niger it is most common in: Dosso Region, where 28 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 28 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 17 percent reside. Barring Niger Amasou is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 9 percent reside and Benin, where 5 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
- 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 Amasou
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