Wassoulou Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Wassoulou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wassoulou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Wassoulou (11) may also be a first name.

Wassoulou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wassoulou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Wassoulou has its highest incidence in Senegal. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wassoulou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Wassoulou is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Wassoulou live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Wassoulou is also the 3,487,849th most widely held given name at a global level, held by 11 people.

The last name Wassoulou is most numerous in Senegal, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 7,289,671. In Senegal Wassoulou is primarily concentrated in: Dakar Region, where 50 percent live and Tambacounda Region, where 50 percent live. Not including Senegal this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wassolou941/
Bassoulou897/
Wassolo884/
Wazoulou828/
Basoulou821/
Bassolou821/
Wasolo801,197/
Wasulu80130/
Wasulo801/
Baissoulo788/
Bossoulou783/
Vassolo75356/
Watsulu7582/
Watsulo7557/
Wasiolo7552/
Wassolu7550/
Bassolo7548/
Wasoloh7520/
Washolo752/
Wassula752/
Wasoolo752/
Wassalo752/
Wasiulu751/
Wasuulo751/
Wassola751/
Waissouley741/
Wassoulaye741/
Vassalou71357/
Bassoula7156/
Bassalou718/
Vassollo717/
Basulouh715/
Wassulat712/
Bassullu712/
Vassolos712/
Bazoulou711/
Baussolo711/
Bossoulo711/
Wasealou711/
Wassallo711/
Wasoloyi711/
Basolo671,096/
Vasulu67661/
Wasula67481/
Wasolu67151/
Basulu6770/
Wasola6723/
Wosolo6721/
Wozulu6715/
Basulo6710/
Wazulo679/
Vasulo674/
Wasalo672/
Wasoloost671/
Waysouley671/
Vasolo671/

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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 Wassoulou
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