Yassoum Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Benin

Yassoum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yassoum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Yassoum (236) may also be a first name.

Yassoum Last Name Facts

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

Yassoum is found most in Cameroon. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yassoum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yassoum is the 8,968,613th most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yassoum are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Yassoum is also the 583,008th most common first name in the world, held by 236 people.

This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon Yassoum is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 25 percent reside and Niger, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yoassoum931/
Yassom9258/
Yassum926/
Yohassoum881/
Jassoum869/
Yassume862/
Yaassom861/
Yassomg861/
Yossoum861/
Yasum83240/
Yasom83156/
Jassoume802/
Yasson77100/
Eassom7796/
Yassem7735/
Yassam7723/
Yasuim7722/
Yasaum7722/
Yossom7720/
Yatsom778/
Yatsum776/
Yassun775/
Jassom774/
Yasoun773/
Yashom772/
Yasome772/
Yashum772/
Yasoom771/
Jassum770/
Eassum770/
Yohossoum751/
Yassiem7128/
Yasuume7124/
Yasasim7122/
Yassung7117/
Yassuin714/
Yasseem712/
Yassone712/
Giassom712/
Yassund711/
Yassong711/
Yassion711/
Jassoun711/
Yasomhe711/
Ayyasom711/
Yassuen711/
Yasam673,207/
Yason672,115/
Easom671,376/
Yasun67595/
Easum67177/
Yasem6799/
Yazum6733/
Yatchoum6710/
Jasum679/
Ayossoun679/
Jasom675/
Yosum675/
Yosom675/
Yaxom674/
Iasom672/
Yazom671/
Yaxum671/
Jassaume671/
Eoussoum671/

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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 Yassoum
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