Galissou Surname
Approximately 771 people bear this surname
Galissou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 770 | 1:24,925 | 1,484 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Galissou (126) may also be a first name.
Galissou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galissou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Galissou is borne by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galissou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 443,157th most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 9,452,070 people. The surname Galissou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Galissou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 829,183rd most frequently used given name on earth, held by 126 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 770 people, or 1 in 24,925. In Niger Galissou is primarily found in: Tahoua Region, where 81 percent live, Maradi Region, where 10 percent live and Agadez Region, where 5 percent live. Beside Niger it is found in one country. It is also found in Benin, where 0 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 Galissou
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