Avessi Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Avessi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Avessi (16) may also be a first name.
Avessi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Avessi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Avessi occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Avessi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Avessi is the 10,311,814th most frequently held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Avessi reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 16 people.
This last name is most numerous in Benin, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin it is most frequent in: Ouémé Department, where 50 percent live and Zou Department, where 50 percent live. Excluding Benin it is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent live.
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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 Avessi
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