Sassoum Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Sassoum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sassoum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Sassoum (410) may also be a first name.

Sassoum Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sassoum Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Sassoum occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sassoum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Sassoum occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sassoum are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Sassoum is also the 425,605th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 410 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Benin, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 10,335,602. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Borgou Department, where 100 percent live. Aside from Benin it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 33 percent live and Senegal, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sassoume9329/
Saissoum931/
Sassum9235/
Sassom9228/
Sassoun8649/
Siassom8612/
Sasoume865/
Sossoum862/
Sassome862/
Sassume861/
Shasoum861/
Sasom832,060/
Sasum83584/
Sassomme807/
Soussoum803/
Sossoume802/
Sassoune801/
Sasson773,218/
Saisom771,311/
Saisum77217/
Satsom77100/
Sassun7781/
Sassam7753/
Sasoun7713/
Saysom7712/
Sassem779/
Sasome775/
Sadsom773/
Sasoom772/
Siasom772/
Seasum772/
Saysum771/
Saasum771/
Sossom771/
Satsum771/
Seasom771/
Sasume771/
Sausom770/
Soussoume751/
Sassouene751/
Sassone714,951/
Sassoon711,206/
Siasson7141/
Saisoom7140/
Sauysom7132/
Sassame7129/
Sassung7121/
Sassion718/
Seissum713/
Shahsum712/
Saissem712/
Shassam712/
Sahasum712/
Sassong712/
Sachoum711/
Saissam711/
Soss'eyoum711/
Satsume711/
Shasson711/
Shashum711/
Seasuom711/
Soissom711/
Sassaim711/
Sahasom711/
Saassem711/
Hsaissoune711/
Sashson710/
Sausome710/
Chassum710/
Sason6710,237/
Sasam671,258/
Shasound67148/
Sasun67123/
Saxum6740/
Sasem6738/
Shahsoun6734/
Sassiyam6717/
Soussoun677/
Saxom674/
Shaisson673/
Sosum672/
Sozum672/
Sazom672/
Soshoume671/
Sassajim671/
Sasssone671/
Satchoum671/
Saysoung671/
Sazum671/
Schasson670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sassoum
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