Kassounou Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Kassounou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Kassounou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kassounou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kassounou is found most in Niger. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kassounou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kassounou is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kassounou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Niger, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 6,397,339. In Niger Kassounou is most prevalent in: Maradi Region, where 67 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 33 percent reside. Outside of Niger this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 20 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 20 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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- 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 Kassounou
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