Abessan Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Abessan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Abessan (425) may also be a first name.
Abessan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abessan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abessan occurs most in Togo. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abessan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. Abessan is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Abessan are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 416,660th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 425 people.
The surname is most widespread in Togo, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 805,308. Aside from Togo this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 31 percent reside and France, where 6 percent reside.
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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 Abessan
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