Hamsou Surname
Approximately 118 people bear this surname
Hamsou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 68 | 1:282,236 | 8,651 |
| Cameroon | 47 | 1:441,895 | 37,035 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Hamsou (3,808) may also be a first name.
Hamsou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamsou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hamsou is most common in Niger. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamsou? popularity and diffusion
Hamsou is the 1,674,734th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. The surname Hamsou is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Hamsou reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Hamsou is also the 113,929th most common given name on earth, held by 3,808 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Niger, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 282,236. In Niger Hamsou is most common in: Tillabéri Region, where 71 percent live and Zinder Region, where 29 percent live. Apart from Niger it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 40 percent live and Belgium, where 2 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 Hamsou
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