Gousmane Surname
Approximately 9,750 people bear this surname
Gousmane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 9,489 | 1:2,023 | 225 |
| Burkina Faso | 260 | 1:70,585 | 2,670 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
The alternate forms: Gousmâne (1) are calculated separately.
Gousmane (5,661) may also be a first name.
Gousmane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gousmane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gousmane occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Gousmâne. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gousmane? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gousmane is the 52,478th most common last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 747,441 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gousmane reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 88,923rd most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 5,661 people.
Gousmane is most widely held in Niger, where it is carried by 9,489 people, or 1 in 2,023. In Niger Gousmane is mostly concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 59 percent reside, Tillabéri Region, where 31 percent reside and Agadez Region, where 4 percent reside. Besides Niger it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 3 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 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 Gousmane
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