Gassou Surname
Approximately 3,289 people bear this surname
Gassou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 2,310 | 1:3,138 | 456 |
| Algeria | 488 | 1:79,163 | 12,511 |
| Benin | 277 | 1:37,313 | 4,816 |
| France | 106 | 1:626,629 | 82,018 |
| Cameroon | 73 | 1:284,508 | 26,965 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
Gassou (114) may also be a first name.
Gassou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gassou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gassou is found most frequently in Togo. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gassou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gassou is the 136,463rd most common family name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,215,733 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Gassou live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gassou is also the 877,214th most widespread forename throughout the world. It is borne by 114 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Togo, where it is borne by 2,310 people, or 1 in 3,138. Without taking into account Togo Gassou is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 15 percent are found and Benin, where 8 percent are found.
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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 Gassou
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