Harissou Surname
Approximately 2,264 people bear this surname
Harissou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 2,020 | 1:9,501 | 727 |
| Cameroon | 230 | 1:90,300 | 10,845 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Harissou (9,269) may also be a first name.
Harissou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Harissou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Harissou occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Harissou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 186,929th most frequently used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 3,218,881 people. Harissou is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Harissou are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Harissou is also the 64,470th most commonly occurring given name in the world, borne by 9,269 people.
The surname Harissou is most numerous in Niger, where it is carried by 2,020 people, or 1 in 9,501. In Niger Harissou is mostly concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 56 percent are found, Maradi Region, where 16 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Niger this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 10 percent are found and Benin, where 0 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 Harissou
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