Kassia Surname
Approximately 1,618 people bear this surname
Kassia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 761 | 1:24,116 | 1,539 |
| Ivory Coast | 677 | 1:34,079 | 2,271 |
| Lebanon | 63 | 1:89,478 | 5,665 |
| Cameroon | 59 | 1:352,018 | 31,532 |
| Benin | 27 | 1:382,800 | 28,543 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kassia (14,337) may also be a first name.
Kassia Demographics
Kassia Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Kassia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kassia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kassia is carried by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Kassia click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kassia? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 245,904th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,504,046 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Kassia reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 47,841st most common first name internationally. It is borne by 14,337 people.
This surname is most widespread in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 761 people, or 1 in 24,116. In Burkina Faso Kassia is primarily concentrated in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 81 percent are found, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 14 percent are found and Centre Region, where 3 percent are found. Other than Burkina Faso Kassia exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 42 percent are found and Lebanon, where 4 percent are found.
Kassia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Melkite Greek Catholic (98%) in Lebanon.
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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 Kassia
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