Gorsou Surname
Approximately 2,251 people bear this surname
Gorsou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,288 | 1:16,125 | 2,205 |
| Chad | 963 | 1:14,114 | 1,774 |
Gorsou (443) may also be a first name.
Gorsou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gorsou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gorsou is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gorsou.
How Common Is The Last Name Gorsou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gorsou is the 187,948th most frequent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 3,237,470 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gorsou are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 407,208th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 443 people.
The surname Gorsou is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 1,288 people, or 1 in 16,125. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 76 percent reside, North Region, where 14 percent reside and Centre Region, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Chad, where 43 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 Gorsou
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