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
Kassavi occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kassavi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,101,507th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kassavi reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held given name throughout the world It is held by 12 people.
Kassavi is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 212 people, or 1 in 48,753. In Benin it is most numerous in: Littoral Department, where 38 percent reside, Mono Department, where 24 percent reside and Zou Department, where 24 percent reside. Beside Benin this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Gabon, where 2 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside.
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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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