Gassissou Surname

219,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,859 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Chad

Gassissou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gassissou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,0871:19,1072,616
Chad7701:17,6522,191
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Gassissou (2,883) may also be a first name.

Gassissou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gassissou is found most in Cameroon. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gassissou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gassissou is the 219,869th most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,920,143 people. The last name Gassissou is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gassissou are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Gassissou is also the 135,394th most frequently held forename world-wide. It is borne by 2,883 people.

This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,087 people, or 1 in 19,107. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 74 percent live, North Region, where 10 percent live and Centre Region, where 8 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 41 percent live and Gabon, 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
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  • 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 Gassissou
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