Abessem Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Abessem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 49 | 1:210,931 | 19,709 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Abessem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abessem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abessem is more commonly found in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Abessem.
How Common Is The Last Name Abessem? popularity and diffusion
The surname Abessem is the 2,746,821st most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. Abessem is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Abessem live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Benin, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 210,931. In Benin Abessem is most prevalent in: Donga Department, where 76 percent are found, Borgou Department, where 22 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 2 percent are found. Besides Benin this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Togo, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abesseme | 93 | 1 | / |
| Abesem | 92 | 3 | / |
| Abassem | 86 | 31 | / |
| Ebessem | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abeseme | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abetsem | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abessam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abessaim | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abesseng | 80 | 1 | / |
| Habeshem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obesem | 77 | 35 | / |
| Abesam | 77 | 22 | / |
| Abetem | 77 | 15 | / |
| Abehem | 77 | 5 | / |
| Abesen | 77 | 2 | / |
| Abisem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abesim | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abessan | 71 | 16 | / |
| Abiseme | 71 | 4 | / |
| Abeshim | 71 | 3 | / |
| Abyssim | 71 | 2 | / |
| Abesson | 71 | 2 | / |
| Abissim | 71 | 2 | / |
| Habosem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obissem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gabesen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abesone | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abossim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abeitem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abashem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abechem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abene | 67 | 2,309 | / |
| Abeam | 67 | 893 | / |
| Abessang | 67 | 12 | / |
| Abeim | 67 | 6 | / |
| Abhem | 67 | 5 | / |
| Abeysane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abessong | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abeissan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obiesiem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abisziem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habeisen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habeteem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obessoen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habiseme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabaisem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abessanh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abessina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abissime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habesham | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Abessem
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