Hassimou Surname
Approximately 682 people bear this surname
Hassimou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 604 | 1:31,775 | 1,766 |
| Benin | 61 | 1:169,436 | 16,929 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Hassimou (1,074) may also be a first name.
Hassimou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hassimou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hassimou is borne by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hassimou? popularity and diffusion
Hassimou is the 486,864th most frequent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 10,685,551 people. Hassimou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hassimou are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 243,917th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 1,074 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is carried by 604 people, or 1 in 31,775. In Niger it is most numerous in: Tillabéri Region, where 70 percent are found, Niamey Capital District, where 12 percent are found and Dosso Region, where 10 percent are found. Beside Niger Hassimou exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 9 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 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 Hassimou
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