Abessou Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Abessou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 44 | 1:234,900 | 21,145 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Abessou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abessou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abessou is borne by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Abessou.
How Common Is The Last Name Abessou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,808,717th most prevalent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Abessou are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 234,900. In Benin Abessou is mostly concentrated in: Zou Department, where 34 percent are found, Mono Department, where 20 percent are found and Borgou Department, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Benin it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 2 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Abessou
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