Balkassou Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Balkassou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balkassou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Niger61:3,198,67054,540

Balkassou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Balkassou is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Balkassou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Balkassou reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Chadic Africa.

Balkassou is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 1,597,621. In Cameroon Balkassou is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 92 percent live and Centre Region, where 8 percent live. Besides Cameroon Balkassou occurs in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 32 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balkaissou951/
Balkessou891/
Balkasu881/
Boulkassou8416/
Balkaissa781/
Balkasa752/
Balkesu751/
Woulkassou741/
Balcassa715/
Balcasas714/
Valcasso712/
Balkossa711/
Valkasas711/
Balkasha711/
Valkeasuo6730/
Balkasiya673/
Balkoussa671/
Balkuissa671/

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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 Balkassou
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