Ngaissou Surname
Approximately 177 people bear this surname
Ngaissou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 168 | 1:123,625 | 14,082 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
The alternate forms: Ngaîssou (1) & Ngaïssou (1) are calculated separately.
Ngaissou (10) may also be a first name.
Ngaissou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngaissou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ngaissou is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Ngaîssou or Ngaïssou. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngaissou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,286,243rd most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngaissou reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 10 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 168 people, or 1 in 123,625. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 67 percent live, North Region, where 17 percent live and Littoral Region, where 15 percent live. Barring Cameroon this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Chad, where 5 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 Ngaissou
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