Samoussa Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Samoussa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 61 | 1:239,006 | 1,515 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Samoussa (34) may also be a first name.
Samoussa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samoussa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samoussa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺎﻣﻮﺳﺎ) is carried by more people in Senegal than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Samoussa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samoussa? popularity and diffusion
Samoussa is the 2,220,661st most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Samoussa reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently used forename globally, held by 34 people.
Samoussa is most prevalent in Senegal, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 239,006. In Senegal it is most prevalent in: Kédougou Region, where 95 percent live, Dakar Region, where 2 percent live and Tambacounda Region, where 2 percent live. Outside of Senegal this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 12 percent live and Mauritania, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samoussa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samoussa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﺎﻣﻮﺳﺎ | samwsa | - |
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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 Samoussa
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