Samankassou Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Samankassou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 27 | 1:769,225 | 54,005 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
Samankassou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samankassou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samankassou is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samankassou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,602,217th most common family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Samankassou live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Chadic Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 769,225. In Cameroon Samankassou is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 89 percent reside, North Region, where 7 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 7 percent reside and Chad, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samangassou | 91 | 41 | / |
| Samangasou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Simankasou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Somonkassou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Samangsou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Soumangassou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Samangassi | 76 | 1 | / |
| Samngossou | 76 | 1 | / |
| Samanksy | 74 | 2 | / |
| Simankas | 74 | 2 | / |
| Sima-Nkosso | 73 | 4 | / |
| Somongassou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Siamankwasa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Simangsou | 70 | 74 | / |
| Simanikas | 70 | 18 | / |
| Zamanikas | 70 | 5 | / |
| Simankwasa | 67 | 56 | / |
| Siamanikos | 67 | 34 | / |
| Saiminikas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Simon-Kass | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zaman Koso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Somanikaus | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Samankassou
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