Hanssan Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Hanssan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Hanssan (234) may also be a first name.
Hanssan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hanssan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hanssan is found most in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hanssan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,274,477th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Hanssan are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 585,759th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, held by 234 people.
Hanssan is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria Hanssan is most frequent in: Sokoto, where 55 percent are found, Zamfara, where 17 percent are found and Lagos, where 7 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 8 percent are found and Malaysia, where 6 percent are found.
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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 Hanssan
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