Laissou Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Laissou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 45 | 1:461,535 | 38,189 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
The alternate forms: Laïssou (1) are calculated separately.
Laissou (61) may also be a first name.
Laissou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laissou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Laissou occurs most in Cameroon. It may also be rendered as: Laïssou. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Laissou? popularity and diffusion
Laissou is the 2,718,172nd most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name Laissou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Laissou are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 31 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 61 people.
This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 461,535. In Cameroon Laissou is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 38 percent live, North Region, where 33 percent live and Littoral Region, where 22 percent live. Outside of Cameroon Laissou is found in one country. It is also common in Benin, where 12 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 Laissou
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