Amsou Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Amsou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Amsou (273) may also be a first name.
Amsou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amsou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amsou occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amsou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,812,366th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Amsou reside; 55 percent reside in West Africa and 27 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 537,992nd most widespread first name at a global level, held by 273 people.
The surname Amsou is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon Amsou is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 50 percent are found, North Region, where 25 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 25 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 18 percent are found and Yemen, where 18 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 Amsou
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