Wakassa Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Wakassa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wakassa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakassa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wakassa is more frequently found in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakassa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wakassa is the 5,057,639th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Wakassa reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
The last name Wakassa is most widely held in Niger, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 1,919,202. In Niger Wakassa is primarily found in: Tahoua Region, where 60 percent reside, Maradi Region, where 30 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Niger this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 7 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 Wakassa
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