Kassavi Surname
Approximately 222 people bear this surname
Kassavi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 212 | 1:48,753 | 6,163 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Kassavi (12) may also be a first name.
Kassavi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kassavi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kassavi is borne by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kassavi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,101,507th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kassavi live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name worldwide, held by 12 people.
The last name is most widely held in Benin, where it is carried by 212 people, or 1 in 48,753. In Benin Kassavi is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Department, where 38 percent are found, Mono Department, where 24 percent are found and Zou Department, where 24 percent are found. Not including Benin this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Gabon, where 2 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 1 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 Kassavi
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