Kassoumou Surname

246,025th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Kassoumou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kassoumou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger1,0361:18,5251,180
Ivory Coast3061:75,3964,165
Benin2671:38,7104,993
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kassoumou (2,985) may also be a first name.

Kassoumou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kassoumou Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kassoumou is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kassoumou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 246,025th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,506,831 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kassoumou live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 64 percent live in Chadic Africa. Kassoumou is also the 132,552nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 2,985 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Niger, where it is held by 1,036 people, or 1 in 18,525. In Niger Kassoumou is mostly found in: Maradi Region, where 36 percent reside, Tahoua Region, where 34 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 19 percent reside. Beside Niger this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 19 percent reside and Benin, where 17 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
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  • 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 Kassoumou
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