Yousaou Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yousaou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yousaou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Yousaou (21) may also be a first name.

Yousaou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yousaou is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Yousaou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yousaou? popularity and diffusion

Yousaou is the 7,593,402nd most numerous last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Yousaou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yousaou live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Yousaou is also the 2,368,944th most widespread given name throughout the world, borne by 21 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Adamawa Region, where 40 percent live, North Region, where 40 percent live and Far North Region, where 20 percent live. Not including Cameroon it is found in one country. It also occurs in Benin, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Youssaou93460/
Youssahou8813/
Youshahou881/
Youssao8645/
Yousoua861/
Yusao832/
Youchaou80289/
Youssoua808/
Youssoou801/
Youcao7711/
Yusiau775/
Yushao774/
Yusaau772/
Youdjaoud753/
Youssouou752/
Uyouchaou751/
Youchahou751/
Youssohou751/
Youzoua7134/
Youzhao7122/
Yusha'u7111/
Youchao717/
Yusohyu714/
Yushaau712/
Yushaua711/
Yusauhu711/
Yushauu711/
Ayosaho711/
Yusoa6724/
Youchoua6716/
Jousiaho6712/
Josao677/
Yuzao671/
Jusao671/
Youdjouo671/
Oiuchaou671/

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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
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  • 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 Yousaou
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