Salissou Surname
Approximately 59,699 people bear this surname
Salissou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 58,484 | 1:328 | 61 |
| Benin | 718 | 1:14,395 | 1,952 |
| Cameroon | 470 | 1:44,190 | 5,824 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
Salissou (72,009) may also be a first name.
Salissou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salissou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Salissou is found most in Niger. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Salissou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salissou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 9,468th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 122,071 people. The last name Salissou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Salissou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Salissou is also the 13,556th most common first name on earth, held by 72,009 people.
It is most frequently used in Niger, where it is carried by 58,484 people, or 1 in 328. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Maradi Region, where 51 percent live, Zinder Region, where 38 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Niger this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 1 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 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 Salissou
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