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 occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Amissou.
How Common Is The Last Name Amissou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Amissou is the 2,808,717th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Amissou reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 54 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 591,855th most frequent forename globally, held by 230 people.
This last name is most frequent 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 are found, Donga Department, where 29 percent are found and Alibori Department, where 25 percent are found. Beside Benin it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 23 percent are found and Cameroon, where 10 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 Amissou
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