Amassan Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Amassan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Amassan (28) may also be a first name.
Amassan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amassan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amassan occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Amassan? popularity and diffusion
Amassan is the 3,957,383rd most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amassan are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 72 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Amassan is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used first name globally, held by 28 people.
The surname Amassan is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 944,049. In Cameroon it is most common in: North Region, where 77 percent live, Centre Region, where 5 percent live and East Region, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 8 percent live and Benin, where 4 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 Amassan
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