Vassah Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Vassah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 6 | 1:682,477 | 21,744 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Vassah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vassah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vassah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺼﺎﻩ) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vassah? popularity and diffusion
Vassah is the 7,117,718th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Vassah is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Vassah are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
It is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 682,477. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Adrar Region, where 83 percent live and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 17 percent live. Excluding Mauritania it is found in one country. It is also found in Liberia, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vassah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vassah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﺼﺎﻩ | fsah | - |
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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 Vassah
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