Assagai Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Assagai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 70 | 1:274,172 | 8,473 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
Assagai (24) may also be a first name.
Assagai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Assagai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Assagai occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Assagai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,034,059th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name Assagai is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Assagai are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Assagai is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 24 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Niger, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 274,172. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Tillabéri Region, where 94 percent are found, Niamey Capital District, where 3 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 1 percent are found. Barring Niger Assagai occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Nigeria, where 8 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 Assagai
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