Limassou Surname
Approximately 247 people bear this surname
Limassou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 245 | 1:84,772 | 10,298 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
Limassou (522) may also be a first name.
Limassou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Limassou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Limassou is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Limassou? popularity and diffusion
Limassou is the 1,022,958th most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 29,504,234 people. Limassou is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Limassou live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 369,527th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 522 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 245 people, or 1 in 84,772. In Cameroon Limassou is most common in: Far North Region, where 82 percent reside, North Region, where 10 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 0 percent reside and Chad, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limaissou | 94 | 39 | / |
| Laimassou | 94 | 2 | / |
| Limasso | 93 | 7 | / |
| Lemassou | 88 | 19 | / |
| Limaso | 86 | 2 | / |
| Limoussou | 82 | 6 | / |
| Lemassu | 80 | 48 | / |
| Limassa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Limatsu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Liemaso | 80 | 1 | / |
| Limasayo | 75 | 5 | / |
| Limatsop | 75 | 1 | / |
| Limaissa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lemassuy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lemassui | 75 | 1 | / |
| Limasa | 71 | 451 | / |
| Limoso | 71 | 228 | / |
| Lemaso | 71 | 96 | / |
| Limassiye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Limosu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Limasia | 67 | 1,211 | / |
| Limotsu | 67 | 369 | / |
| Lemasho | 67 | 65 | / |
| Limouza | 67 | 35 | / |
| Limasap | 67 | 14 | / |
| Lemassa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Laimosu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lemasoy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Limacho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Limousa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemazou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemossu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Limgasa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemaseu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Limozeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Limasat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Limasga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Limasha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Limosio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemauso | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Limassou
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