Bansou Surname
Approximately 349 people bear this surname
Bansou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 317 | 1:32,604 | 4,272 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Bansou (404) may also be a first name.
Bansou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bansou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bansou (Hindi: बन्सौ, Marathi: बन्सोउ) is most common in Benin. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bansou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 802,733rd most widespread last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 20,881,220 people. The last name Bansou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Bansou are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bansou is also the 429,175th most widespread forename globally It is held by 404 people.
Bansou is most numerous in Benin, where it is carried by 317 people, or 1 in 32,604. In Benin it is mostly found in: Borgou Department, where 40 percent reside, Collines Department, where 20 percent reside and Alibori Department, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Benin Bansou exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 8 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bansou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bansou in the Hindi language | ||
| बन्सौ | bansau | - |
| Bansou in the Marathi language | ||
| बन्सोउ | banso'u | 88.24 |
| बंसोउ | banso'u | 5.88 |
| बान्सोउ | banso'u | 5.88 |
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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
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- 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 Bansou
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