Chanoussi Surname
Approximately 155 people bear this surname
Chanoussi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 135 | 1:76,560 | 9,134 |
| Niger | 20 | 1:959,601 | 21,357 |
Chanoussi (45) may also be a first name.
Chanoussi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chanoussi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chanoussi occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Chanoussi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chanoussi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chanoussi is the 1,403,590th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,016,425 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chanoussi are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,504,468th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 45 people.
The last name Chanoussi is most commonly used in Benin, where it is borne by 135 people, or 1 in 76,560. In Benin Chanoussi is mostly found in: Plateau Department, where 96 percent live, Littoral Department, where 3 percent live and Ouémé Department, where 1 percent live. Outside of Benin Chanoussi exists in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 13 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 Chanoussi
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