Yaoussa Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Yaoussa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Yaoussa (606) may also be a first name.
Yaoussa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yaoussa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yaoussa is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yaoussa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yaoussa is the 5,587,209th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yaoussa live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 339,515th most frequent forename on earth. It is borne by 606 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon Yaoussa is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 40 percent are found, North Region, where 40 percent are found and Centre Region, where 20 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 33 percent are found and Benin, where 17 percent are found.
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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 Yaoussa
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