Assahou Surname
Approximately 301 people bear this surname
Assahou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 188 | 1:54,977 | 6,856 |
| Ivory Coast | 69 | 1:334,366 | 12,150 |
| Niger | 42 | 1:456,953 | 12,306 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Assahou (35) may also be a first name.
Assahou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Assahou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Assahou occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Assahou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Assahou is the 891,661st most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,211,116 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Assahou are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most common first name globally, held by 35 people.
The last name is most widespread in Benin, where it is borne by 188 people, or 1 in 54,977. In Benin Assahou is most prevalent in: Zou Department, where 95 percent live, Collines Department, where 5 percent live and Atakora Department, where 1 percent live. Outside of Benin it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 23 percent live and Niger, where 14 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 Assahou
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