Youssaou Surname
Approximately 460 people bear this surname
Youssaou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 359 | 1:57,853 | 7,456 |
| Benin | 83 | 1:124,525 | 13,573 |
| Niger | 17 | 1:1,128,942 | 24,295 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Youssaou (1,105) may also be a first name.
Youssaou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Youssaou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Youssaou is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Youssaou.
How Common Is The Last Name Youssaou? popularity and diffusion
Youssaou is the 655,080th most widespread surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 15,842,491 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Youssaou live; 61 percent live in West Africa and 31 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 239,992nd most frequently held forename internationally, held by 1,105 people.
It is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 359 people, or 1 in 57,853. In Cameroon Youssaou is primarily concentrated in: North Region, where 36 percent reside, Far North Region, where 34 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 20 percent reside. Not including Cameroon it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 18 percent reside and Niger, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youssahou | 94 | 13 | / |
| Youssao | 93 | 45 | / |
| Yousaou | 93 | 6 | / |
| Youssoua | 88 | 8 | / |
| Youssoou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Youssouou | 82 | 2 | / |
| Youssohou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Youshahou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Yousoua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yusao | 77 | 2 | / |
| Youchaou | 75 | 289 | / |
| Ehoussoua | 71 | 25 | / |
| Yusiau | 71 | 5 | / |
| Yushao | 71 | 4 | / |
| Yusaau | 71 | 2 | / |
| Uyouchaou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Youchahou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Youzoua | 67 | 34 | / |
| Yusha'u | 67 | 11 | / |
| Youchao | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yusohyu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yushaau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yushaua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayosaho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yushauu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yusauhu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Youssaou
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