Yahousa Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Yahousa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 17 | 1:1,128,942 | 24,295 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Yahousa (22) may also be a first name.
Yahousa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yahousa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yahousa is found in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yahousa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,532,898th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yahousa live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Chadic Africa. Yahousa is also the 2,301,746th most numerous first name globally, borne by 22 people.
The last name Yahousa is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 1,128,942. In Niger it is most common in: Maradi Region, where 76 percent reside, Tahoua Region, where 12 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Niger this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 5 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 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 Yahousa
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