Namassa Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Namassa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 29 | 1:661,794 | 16,082 |
| Ivory Coast | 26 | 1:887,355 | 22,826 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Namassa (279) may also be a first name.
Namassa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namassa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Namassa is found most in Niger. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Namassa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,152,526th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Namassa live; 68 percent live in West Africa and 48 percent live in Chadic Africa. Namassa is also the 531,524th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 279 people.
Namassa is most frequently held in Niger, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 661,794. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Maradi Region, where 52 percent reside, Tahoua Region, where 38 percent reside and Niamey Capital District, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Niger this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 34 percent reside and Uganda, where 14 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 Namassa
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