Karissou Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Karissou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Karissou (5) may also be a first name.
Karissou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karissou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karissou is more frequently found in Niger than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karissou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Karissou is the 10,311,814th most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Karissou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Karissou is also the 5,493,085th most numerous given name on earth, borne by 5 people.
This surname is most numerous in Niger, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 9,596,008. In Niger Karissou is most common in: Diffa Region, where 50 percent live and Dosso Region, where 50 percent live. Beside Niger Karissou exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 33 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 Karissou
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