Assetou Surname

224,999th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,807 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Assetou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Assetou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast1,6851:13,6921,099
Burkina Faso1151:159,5833,945
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Assetou (71,041) may also be a first name.

Assetou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Assetou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Assetou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻳﺴﺔ) is found most in The Ivory Coast. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Assetou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Assetou is the 224,999th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,032,953 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Assetou are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Assetou is also the 13,687th most widely held first name globally, borne by 71,041 people.

The surname Assetou is most widespread in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 1,685 people, or 1 in 13,692. In The Ivory Coast Assetou is most frequent in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 32 percent reside, Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 13 percent reside and Comoé District, where 11 percent reside. Other than The Ivory Coast this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aissetou93579/
Assietou93171/
Asseytou935/
Asseitou934/
Ayssetou931/
Asseatou931/
Assettou931/
Asseto925/
Asetou922/
Aisseitou8845/
Hassietou883/
Aissietou881/
Haissetou881/
Assitou86302/
Assetto8671/
Gasseto8635/
Aisetou8611/
Aissetu861/
Aysetou861/
Aseto83640/
Asetu8330/
Haisseitou821/
Aissiettou821/
Assiotou8050/
Assaitou8011/
Gassetto805/
Aissitou802/
Hassitou802/
Gaysetou801/
Assaytou801/
Asheitou801/
Aïssétou801/
Asetto7788/
Asseta7771/
Ashetu7771/
Aisetu7748/
Assito7744/
Haseto7719/
Asisto7718/
Asheto7711/
Asitou777/
Asesto774/
Gasetu774/
Hasetu772/
Aseito772/
Asietu771/
Ausetu771/
Assitu771/
Asieto771/
Aissaitou752/
Aishetu71905/
Achetou71408/
Assetta71286/
Assieta7188/
Asetoye7172/
Aisseta7132/
Aushetu719/
Asistuj719/
Asseita714/
Ashethu713/
Asetthu713/
Ossitou713/
Hashetu712/
Gasetto712/
Assitoh712/
Azzetou711/
Aseethu711/
Ashettu711/
Asietoa711/
Aisheto711/
Hausetu711/
Hosseto711/
Hasseta711/
Hasitou711/
Hasetho711/
Aiscetu711/
Asseata711/
Assseta711/
Ashietu711/
Ausheto711/
Asheitu711/
Aceto676,684/
Oseto67773/
Azetu67212/
Asitu67166/
Aseta67139/
Asito67122/
Aichetou67111/
Osetu6732/
Acetu6730/
Ashiotou6716/
Azeto6714/
Assietta675/
Aissieta672/
Hassieta671/
Gaisseta671/
Aisseita671/
Aseeshtu671/
Aishettu671/
Aihshetu671/
Housseto671/
Hashitou671/
Assietey671/
Asietoya671/
Ashietoh671/
Aïchetou671/

Assetou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Assetou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺁﻳﺴﺔayst25
ﺁﺳﺘﻮastw25
ﻋﺎﺳﺘﻮastw25
ﺍﻳﺴﺔayst25

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Assetou
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