Aguessy Surname

292,829th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Aguessy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aguessy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1,1621:8,8951,237
France1151:577,58977,507
Burkina Faso81:2,294,01216,398
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Aguessy (44) may also be a first name.

Aguessy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Aguessy is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Aguessy.

How Common Is The Last Name Aguessy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Aguessy is the 292,829th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 5,584,326 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Aguessy are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Aguessy is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently used first name globally, borne by 44 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Benin, where it is borne by 1,162 people, or 1 in 8,895. In Benin it is most frequent in: Zou Department, where 43 percent live, Littoral Department, where 28 percent live and Atlantique Department, where 11 percent live. Not including Benin it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in France, where 9 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aguesssy932/
Aguesy921/
Agessy921/
Aguessi862,183/
Aguesse86438/
Agbessy86108/
Aguissy861/
Agesy833/
Agouessi802/
Aguessai801/
Agesse7799/
Agessi7734/
Agessa7729/
Agesay7710/
Aguese777/
Aguesi775/
Agescy774/
Agbesy772/
Agesiy771/
Ageses771/
Agueisses751/
Agbessi7114,144/
Agbesse7156/
Aguissi7137/
Agiessi7115/
Ageyssa715/
Agiesse713/
Agesseu712/
Aguetse712/
Aquesse712/
Aguisse712/
Akuessi712/
Aguisay711/
Agueshi711/
Aigeses711/
Agbesyi711/
Oguesse711/
Ageessa711/
Agbissy711/
Akuesse711/
Aiguese711/
Agbesey711/
Agesa672,861/
Agese67220/
Agezy674/
D'Agescy671/
Agbesssi671/
Agbuissi671/
Haguisse671/
Ocguesse671/
Hagiessa671/
Haughesy670/

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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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  • 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 Aguessy
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