Gousma Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Gousma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Gousma (12) may also be a first name.
Gousma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gousma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gousma is found most frequently in Niger. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gousma? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gousma is the 6,360,413th most frequent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gousma live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name globally It is held by 12 people.
The surname is most common in Niger, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 2,399,002. In Niger Gousma is most frequent in: Tahoua Region, where 75 percent are found, Tillabéri Region, where 13 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Niger this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 11 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 Gousma
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