Chamsou Surname
Approximately 486 people bear this surname
Chamsou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 476 | 1:40,319 | 2,153 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Chamsou (2,244) may also be a first name.
Chamsou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chamsou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chamsou has its highest incidence in Niger. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Chamsou.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamsou? popularity and diffusion
Chamsou is the 629,292nd most numerous surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 14,994,950 people. The surname Chamsou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chamsou reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 157,712th most common forename internationally, borne by 2,244 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Niger, where it is carried by 476 people, or 1 in 40,319. In Niger Chamsou is mostly concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 67 percent reside, Tahoua Region, where 12 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Niger Chamsou occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 1 percent reside and Benin, where 0 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 Chamsou
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