Lissou Surname
Approximately 1,003 people bear this surname
Lissou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 971 | 1:21,389 | 2,911 |
| Benin | 18 | 1:574,200 | 35,798 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Lissou (86) may also be a first name.
Lissou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lissou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lissou occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lissou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lissou is the 360,858th most widespread last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 7,265,749 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lissou are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 68 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 86 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 971 people, or 1 in 21,389. In Cameroon Lissou is most common in: Far North Region, where 75 percent live, North Region, where 14 percent live and Centre Region, where 6 percent live. Other than Cameroon this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 2 percent live and Chad, where 1 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 Lissou
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