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
Yassau is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Yassau click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yassau? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,391,595th most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. The surname Yassau is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Yassau are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 27 people.
It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 375,472. In Tanzania Yassau is most numerous in: Kagera Region, where 100 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 6 percent live and Malaysia, where 3 percent live.
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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 Yassau
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