Wassaye Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Wassaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Wassaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wassaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wassaye occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wassaye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,587,209th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wassaye live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Chadic Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Niger, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 2,132,446. In Niger Wassaye is primarily found in: Zinder Region, where 89 percent live and Diffa Region, where 11 percent live. Excluding Niger Wassaye is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 8 percent live and Chad, where 8 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
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- 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 Wassaye
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