Assanou Surname
Approximately 490 people bear this surname
Assanou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 396 | 1:48,465 | 2,444 |
| Benin | 62 | 1:166,703 | 16,738 |
| Ivory Coast | 29 | 1:795,560 | 21,349 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
Assanou (553) may also be a first name.
Assanou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Assanou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Assanou has its highest incidence in Niger. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Assanou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 625,459th most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 14,872,543 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Assanou reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 357,892nd most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 553 people.
The last name Assanou is most widespread in Niger, where it is held by 396 people, or 1 in 48,465. In Niger Assanou is primarily found in: Zinder Region, where 96 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 3 percent are found and Niamey Capital District, where 0 percent are found. Excluding Niger Assanou exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 13 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 6 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 Assanou
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