Amissou Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Amissou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 24 | 1:430,650 | 30,545 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Amissou (230) may also be a first name.
Amissou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amissou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amissou is more commonly found in Benin than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amissou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Amissou is the 2,808,717th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Amissou live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amissou is also the 591,855th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 230 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Benin, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 430,650. In Benin it is most numerous in: Borgou Department, where 33 percent live, Donga Department, where 29 percent live and Alibori Department, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account Benin Amissou exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 23 percent live and Cameroon, where 10 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 Amissou
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