Sansou Surname
Approximately 99 people bear this surname
Sansou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 57 | 1:181,326 | 17,693 |
| France | 23 | 1:2,887,944 | 200,772 |
| Ivory Coast | 16 | 1:1,441,952 | 30,506 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Sansou (51) may also be a first name.
Sansou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sansou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sansou occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sansou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sansou is the 1,860,621st most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Sansou live; 74 percent live in West Africa and 73 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sansou is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 51 people.
The last name Sansou is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 181,326. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Alibori Department, where 82 percent are found, Atakora Department, where 11 percent are found and Borgou Department, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Benin this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in France, where 23 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 16 percent are found.
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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 Sansou
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