Nassamou Surname

88,782nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,409 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Nassamou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nassamou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger4,1501:4,625431
Algeria6631:58,2689,795
Benin5771:17,9132,412
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Nassamou (819) may also be a first name.

Nassamou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nassamou Come From? nationality or country of origin

Nassamou is carried by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nassamou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 88,782nd most frequently held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,347,300 people. Nassamou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nassamou are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 285,591st most common first name globally It is held by 819 people.

The last name Nassamou is most widely held in Niger, where it is carried by 4,150 people, or 1 in 4,625. In Niger Nassamou is most frequent in: Dosso Region, where 45 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 18 percent are found and Tillabéri Region, where 18 percent are found. Other than Niger it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 12 percent are found and Benin, where 11 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Nassamou
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