Wasou Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Wasou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Wasou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wasou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wasou is found most in Benin. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wasou? popularity and diffusion
Wasou is the 4,427,875th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Wasou are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most common in Benin, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 1,148,400. In Benin Wasou is most prevalent in: Borgou Department, where 67 percent live, Alibori Department, where 22 percent live and Atakora Department, where 11 percent live. Beside Benin this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 45 percent live and Algeria, where 5 percent live.
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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 Wasou
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