Assagay Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Assagay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 53 | 1:362,114 | 10,354 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Assagay (16) may also be a first name.
Assagay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Assagay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Assagay occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Assagay.
How Common Is The Last Name Assagay? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,605,694th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Assagay are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used given name globally, held by 16 people.
The surname is most widely held in Niger, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 362,114. In Niger Assagay is most common in: Tillabéri Region, where 92 percent are found, Maradi Region, where 2 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Niger Assagay exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 2 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 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 Assagay
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