Faissou Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Faissou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Faissou (112) may also be a first name.
Faissou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faissou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Faissou is most common in Benin. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Faissou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Faissou is the 4,908,606th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Faissou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Faissou are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Faissou is also the 885,979th most frequently used forename throughout the world It is held by 112 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,291,950. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Borgou Department, where 75 percent reside, Donga Department, where 13 percent reside and Ouémé Department, where 13 percent reside. Barring Benin this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 25 percent reside and Cameroon, where 19 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 Faissou
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