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
Limassou is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Limassou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,022,958th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 29,504,234 people. Limassou is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Limassou are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 78 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 369,527th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 522 people.
The last name Limassou is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 245 people, or 1 in 84,772. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 82 percent are found, North Region, where 10 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 4 percent are found. Other than Cameroon it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 0 percent are found and Chad, where 0 percent are found.
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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