Dersou Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Dersou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dersou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon431:483,00239,429
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Dersou (327) may also be a first name.

Dersou Last Name Facts

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

Dersou is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dersou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,944,094th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname Dersou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dersou reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Dersou is also the 484,932nd most frequent forename in the world. It is borne by 327 people.

It is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 483,002. In Cameroon Dersou is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 95 percent reside and North Region, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon Dersou is found in one country. It is also common in Algeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Derso917,605/
Dersu9128/
D'Ersu83106/
Dersso8340/
Deurso8312/
Dersot838/
Dersio834/
Derhsu832/
Dersoa832/
Dersus832/
Dersoy831/
Dersoo831/
Dierso831/
Derzou831/
Derzso831/
Dersau830/
Dierschou800/
Dersaud775/
Dersuha773/
Dersoye771/
Dirsout771/
Dersott771/
Dersoss771/
Dersa73290/
Derco73262/
Dirso73152/
Dirsu737/
Dercu732/
Derzo732/
Derjo732/
Derzu732/
Derschau7120/
Dearsujo711/
Değersoy711/
Dercho67172/
Dirsio6762/
Dirsus6750/
Dirsau6738/
Dersha6731/
Dersia6729/
Derxho6719/
Derjop6713/
Dersey6713/
Derzho679/
Derzsó675/
Derceu674/
Derchu674/
Dearsa674/
Derssa673/
Dersat672/
Dersay672/
Dershuitt672/
Derschuch672/
Derjeu672/
Diersa671/
Derjho671/
Dersas671/
Dergio671/
Dirsso671/
Dersee670/
Derjus670/

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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 Dersou
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