Kassoun Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Kassoun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 19 | 1:1,010,106 | 22,252 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
Kassoun (386) may also be a first name.
Kassoun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kassoun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kassoun is found in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kassoun? popularity and diffusion
Kassoun is the 3,957,383rd most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kassoun are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 441,020th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 386 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Niger, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 1,010,106. In Niger it is mostly found in: Maradi Region, where 95 percent live and Zinder Region, where 5 percent live. Apart from Niger this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 12 percent live and Ethiopia, where 4 percent live.
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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 Kassoun
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