Yanssana Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Yanssana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yanssana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania131:314,98913,616
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741

Yanssana Last Name Facts

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

Yanssana (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺎﻧﺼﺎﻧﺎ) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yanssana? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yanssana reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 314,989. In Mauritania Yanssana is most common in: Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 100 percent live. Apart from Mauritania this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yansana9316/
Yanssane88378/
Yaansana8812/
Yansanga881/
Yohansana8221/
Yanssaneh821/
Yansane8017,028/
Jansana80363/
Yansané80289/
Yansani8035/
Yanzana801/
Yancana801/
Yansaneh755,934/
Yanchana7593/
Yanzanga7555/
Jansanga7523/
Yansasni7513/
Yandjana7512/
Janseana7510/
Yansanoi755/
Yonsiana755/
Yansonas753/
Jyonsana752/
Giansana752/
Yanshena752/
Yamshana751/
Janshana751/
Ianssani751/
Yonsanna751/
Yansuina751/
Jansaena751/
Yamsahana711/
Yansoni67248/
Jansena67114/
Janjana6788/
Yanjane6756/
Yanssounou6718/
Jansani6718/
Yansone6717/
Yanjani6711/
Jonsana675/
Jamsana675/
Jancana672/
Jansona672/
Iansane671/
Jansane671/
Yansono671/
Yanzona671/
Yanzané671/
Yonsena670/

Yanssana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yanssana in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﺎﻧﺼﺎﻧﺎyansana80
ﻳﺎﻧﺼﻨﺎyansna20

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yanssana
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