Agbessi Surname

37,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo

Agbessi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Agbessi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo7,5601:95977
Benin5,8591:1,764218
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Nigeria1331:1,331,90052,479
France601:1,107,045119,335
Burkina Faso471:390,4706,130
Ivory Coast301:769,04120,891
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Senegal61:2,429,8904,996
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England21:27,859,030389,889
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Agbéssi (2) are calculated separately.

Agbessi (5,861) may also be a first name.

Agbessi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Agbessi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Agbessi is found most frequently in Togo. It can also be found as a variant: Agbéssi. For other potential spellings of Agbessi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Agbessi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 37,243rd most frequently used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 515,239 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Agbessi are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Agbessi is also the 87,002nd most commonly occurring given name on earth It is held by 5,861 people.

It is most frequent in Togo, where it is borne by 7,560 people, or 1 in 959. Without taking into account Togo it occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 41 percent reside and Ghana, where 3 percent reside.

Agbessi Last Name Statistics demography

Agbessi earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Agbéssi952/
Agboessi93734/
Agbesssi931/
Hangbessi882/
Agboesssi881/
Hasgbessi881/
Aguessi862,183/
Agbassi861,310/
Agbeshi86329/
Agbissi86170/
Agbessy86108/
Agbossi8699/
Agbesse8656/
Agbeusi8623/
Agboesi8617/
Egbessi869/
Agbyssi863/
Agbessa862/
Agbesyi861/
Agbesgi861/
Agbeshie802,286/
Agboessy8014/
Agouessi802/
Agbuissi801/
Agbasssi801/
Aguessai801/
Agbeatsi801/
Agbasi775,757/
Agbese771,119/
Agbisi77102/
Agbeci7737/
Agbosi7732/
Egbesi7717/
Agbezi7712/
Agbesa7711/
Aguesi775/
Agwesi775/
Agbesy772/
Oungbessi755/
Agbessaya754/
Ongbessai751/
Aguessy711,305/
Agbisit711,228/
Aguesse71438/
Agbasse71382/
Agbechi71153/
Agbosse71107/
Agbaisi7179/
Agbashi7148/
Aguissi7137/
Agbesoa7134/
Egbeshi7125/
Agbeshe7122/
Agbesea7121/
Agboese7113/
Agboshi7112/
Houngbessi7111/
Agbassy715/
Ogbeshi715/
Agboisi713/
Ogbeisi712/
Agbisid712/
Agbasie712/
Akuessi712/
Akwessi712/
Angwesi712/
Agbuisi712/
Aigbese711/
Agbesey711/
Agueshi711/
Agbetse711/
Agbassé711/
Agbissy711/
Agbishi711/
Agbaese711/
Ongbesi711/
Agbasoi711/
Aghbashi6716/
Agbetchi6713/
Agbesaya678/
Agbeetse678/
Agbasseh676/
Angbease674/
Aguesssy672/
Agbisist672/
Agwesiph671/
Agbechii671/
Angbesea671/
Agweshui671/
Agbichei671/
Agbeechi671/
Agbassey671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Agbessi
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