Semassa Surname
Approximately 319 people bear this surname
Semassa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 294 | 1:35,155 | 4,553 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
Semassa (1,653) may also be a first name.
Semassa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Semassa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Semassa occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Semassa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 855,216th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 22,844,972 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Semassa reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 189,475th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,653 people.
It is most widely held in Benin, where it is borne by 294 people, or 1 in 35,155. In Benin Semassa is mostly concentrated in: Ouémé Department, where 79 percent reside, Littoral Department, where 6 percent reside and Plateau Department, where 6 percent reside. Besides Benin Semassa is found in one country. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 8 percent reside.
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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 Semassa
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