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 last name Halissou is held by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Halissou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 452,985th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,729,701 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Halissou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 293,584th most frequent forename internationally, borne by 781 people.
Halissou is most commonly held in Niger, where it is held by 705 people, or 1 in 27,223. In Niger Halissou is most common in: Tahoua Region, where 87 percent live, Maradi Region, where 8 percent live and Zinder Region, where 3 percent live. Outside of Niger it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 5 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 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 Halissou
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