Hafissou Surname

761,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Hafissou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hafissou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger3571:53,7592,646
Benin131:795,04642,452
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Hafissou (3,070) may also be a first name.

Hafissou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hafissou Come From? nationality or country of origin

Hafissou is more commonly found in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hafissou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 761,666th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 19,433,456 people. The surname Hafissou is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hafissou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 130,238th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 3,070 people.

Hafissou is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 357 people, or 1 in 53,759. In Niger Hafissou is most frequent in: Dosso Region, where 76 percent are found, Tillabéri Region, where 9 percent are found and Niamey Capital District, where 4 percent are found. Other than Niger it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 3 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chafissou942/
Hasfissou941/
Afissou9375/
Hafisou939/
Affissou88116/
Chafisou881/
Afaissou881/
Afeissou881/
Hafisu86527/
Afisou861/
Hafiso861/
Hafidssos824/
Affeissou822/
Hafizou80738/
Khafiso8025/
Hofisso804/
Haifiso804/
Hafissa803/
Afessou801/
Hafisuj801/
Affisou801/
Hafisos801/
Afisu77916/
Afiso774/
Haffizou754/
Affessou751/
Hafissah751/
Hafizu7112,847/
Afissa71216/
Afizou71110/
Hafisa71104/
Hafizo7129/
Afisus7124/
Aafisu714/
Chafichou711/
Ofisso711/
Haffissah711/
Afisiu711/
Aphaiso672,226/
Afeissa67511/
Hafisah67214/
Hafisat6742/
Hafisha6716/
Affissa6715/
Affizou678/
Hafessa677/
Afisayo676/
Afeizou674/
Hafizzu673/
Hafizoo672/
Ahafizu672/
Hafaisa672/
Khafisa671/
Ahfizou671/
Haffizu671/
Affehessou671/
Affioso671/
Afaissa671/
Hafizzo671/
Afaizou671/
Hafizau671/
Hafaizu671/

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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
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  • 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 Hafissou
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