Bassassa Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bassassa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bassassa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon601:346,15131,109
Niger231:834,43619,133
Benin221:469,80032,108
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Bassassa (33) may also be a first name.

Bassassa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bassassa occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bassassa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,775,494th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. Bassassa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bassassa are found; 55 percent are found in Central Africa and 54 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 33 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 346,151. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 63 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 33 percent reside and East Region, where 2 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 21 percent reside and Benin, where 21 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
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  • 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 Bassassa
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