Samissou Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Samissou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
Samissou (13) may also be a first name.
Samissou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samissou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samissou is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samissou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Samissou is the 3,798,600th most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. Samissou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Samissou reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 52 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Samissou is also the 3,159,357th most common first name at a global level, held by 13 people.
The surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 989,003. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: North Region, where 67 percent reside, Adamawa Region, where 24 percent reside and Far North Region, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 22 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samisso | 93 | 1 | / |
| Somissou | 88 | 80 | / |
| Zamissou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Samisu | 86 | 55 | / |
| Samiso | 86 | 21 | / |
| Schamisso | 82 | 15 | / |
| Chamissou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Samessoue | 82 | 1 | / |
| Soumissou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shamiso | 80 | 105 | / |
| Shamisu | 80 | 58 | / |
| Samitsu | 80 | 18 | / |
| Samissa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Samitso | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hsamisu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Somisou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Somisso | 80 | 1 | / |
| Soumaissou | 78 | 3 | / |
| Chamisso | 75 | 42 | / |
| Samaisut | 75 | 36 | / |
| Samessos | 75 | 26 | / |
| Samiosuy | 75 | 19 | / |
| Samitsut | 75 | 13 | / |
| Chamisou | 75 | 3 | / |
| Samessui | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sahamisu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shamizou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sameizou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shamissa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samizo | 71 | 178 | / |
| Samisa | 71 | 76 | / |
| Somisu | 71 | 54 | / |
| Samesu | 71 | 35 | / |
| Samizu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sameso | 71 | 2 | / |
| Zamessoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Xamiso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zamiso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saumaisue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sammessos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Somiso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samessuie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chamiso | 67 | 181 | / |
| Siameso | 67 | 180 | / |
| Samisay | 67 | 105 | / |
| Shamisa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Samyoso | 67 | 12 | / |
| Samuisa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Siamisa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Samesas | 67 | 6 | / |
| Somesso | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zamissa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Samisha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sameshu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Samisah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shamysu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saimizu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Somesou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samisat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Somessu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Somisoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zamisio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zamesso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shameso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samessa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samicho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Somhiso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shamesu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samaisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samichu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samesud | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Samissou
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