Halissou Surname
Approximately 749 people bear this surname
Halissou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 705 | 1:27,223 | 1,577 |
| Benin | 35 | 1:295,303 | 24,440 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
Halissou (781) may also be a first name.
Halissou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Halissou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Halissou occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Halissou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Halissou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Halissou is the 452,985th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 9,729,701 people. Halissou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Halissou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 293,584th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 781 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 705 people, or 1 in 27,223. In Niger it is most numerous in: Tahoua Region, where 87 percent reside, Maradi Region, where 8 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Niger this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 5 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 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 Halissou
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