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
Abessou is carried by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abessou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,808,717th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. This last name occurs mostly 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.
Abessou is most frequently held in Benin, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 234,900. In Benin it is primarily found in: Zou Department, where 34 percent reside, Mono Department, where 20 percent reside and Borgou Department, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Benin it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 2 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 2 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 Abessou
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