Bakassou Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bakassou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bakassou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon311:669,97049,334
Niger221:872,36419,806
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Bakassou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bakassou is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakassou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,394,033rd most numerous family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. Bakassou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bakassou live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Chadic Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 669,970. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 55 percent reside, North Region, where 39 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 34 percent reside and Benin, where 14 percent reside.

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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 Bakassou
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