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 is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Gousmâne. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gousmane? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 52,478th most common surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 747,441 people. Gousmane is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gousmane reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Gousmane is also the 88,923rd most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 5,661 people.
Gousmane is most numerous in Niger, where it is borne by 9,489 people, or 1 in 2,023. In Niger Gousmane is most common in: Tahoua Region, where 59 percent live, Tillabéri Region, where 31 percent live and Agadez Region, where 4 percent live. Aside from Niger Gousmane exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 3 percent live and Cameroon, 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
- 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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