Massaou Surname
Approximately 1,158 people bear this surname
Massaou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 770 | 1:17,652 | 2,191 |
| Cameroon | 308 | 1:67,432 | 8,504 |
| Niger | 76 | 1:252,527 | 7,993 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Massaou (594) may also be a first name.
Massaou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Massaou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Massaou has its highest incidence in Chad. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Massaou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 322,243rd most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 6,293,218 people. The surname Massaou is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Massaou are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Massaou is also the 343,155th most commonly occurring given name globally. It is borne by 594 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Chad, where it is carried by 770 people, or 1 in 17,652. Not including Chad this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 27 percent reside and Niger, where 7 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
- 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 Massaou
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