Balassane Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Balassane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 26 | 1:738,154 | 17,467 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
The alternate forms: Balassáné (1) are calculated separately.
Balassane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balassane Come From? nationality or country of origin
Balassane is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Balassáné. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Balassane? popularity and diffusion
Balassane is the 3,730,171st most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. Balassane is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Balassane are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Niger, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 738,154. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Tahoua Region, where 69 percent live and Agadez Region, where 31 percent live. Outside of Niger this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 7 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 Balassane
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