Yassau Surname
Approximately 157 people bear this surname
Yassau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 141 | 1:375,472 | 27,321 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Yassau (27) may also be a first name.
Yassau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yassau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yassau is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Yassau click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yassau? popularity and diffusion
Yassau is the 1,391,595th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Yassau live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most numerous forename on earth, borne by 27 people.
It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 375,472. In Tanzania Yassau is primarily found in: Kagera Region, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 6 percent reside and Malaysia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Yassau
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis