Farassou Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Farassou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farassou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon251:830,76357,125
Chad91:1,510,2445,402

Farassou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Farassou occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Farassou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,373,373rd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Farassou are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Chadic Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 830,763. In Cameroon Farassou is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 96 percent live and Centre Region, where 4 percent live. Beside Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Chad, where 26 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faraissou941/
Farrasso883/
Farossou881/
Varassou881/
Faraso86141/
Farasu862/
Farasoa8049/
Varasso809/
Fargaso802/
Farasud802/
Farazou801/
Farasho801/
Farasoo801/
Farasiu801/
Farraso800/
Varrasso75704/
Farasodh7568/
Farassat7541/
Farhassa7518/
Farrassa751/
Farasa71104/
Varaso7127/
Varasu7118/
Fattrosso7110/
Farazu712/
Farazo711/
Faraço711/
Farasat673,481/
Farasha67858/
Varraso67199/
Varasho6779/
Farasad6756/
Farasei6721/
Farasey6719/
Faraisa6717/
Fargoso6714/
Farasah679/
Farousa674/
Faracio674/
Farasee673/
Farouza673/
Farahsa672/
Pharasu672/
Faracho672/
Varasoh672/
Farasea672/
Farroso672/
Farasia671/
Varasui671/
Fairasa671/
Varassa671/
Farasae671/
Farasay671/
Forgaso671/
Forosso671/
Faarasa671/

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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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  • 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 Farassou
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