Massamou Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Massamou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 18 | 1:1,066,223 | 23,213 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Massamou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Massamou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Massamou is found most frequently in Niger. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Massamou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,957,383rd most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Massamou are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 72 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Niger, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 1,066,223. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Dosso Region, where 50 percent reside, Tillabéri Region, where 28 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Niger this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 12 percent reside and The Congo, where 4 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 Massamou
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