Kassong Surname
Approximately 198 people bear this surname
Kassong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 114 | 1:1,553,884 | 58,636 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Kassong (38) may also be a first name.
Kassong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kassong Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kassong is most common in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kassong.
How Common Is The Last Name Kassong? popularity and diffusion
Kassong is the 1,194,481st most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Kassong are found; 58 percent are found in West Africa and 58 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kassong is also the 1,662,754th most common forename in the world, held by 38 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 1,553,884. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Taraba, where 98 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent reside and Kogi, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 31 percent reside and Indonesia, where 10 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 Kassong
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