Awessa Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Awessa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Awessa (30) may also be a first name.
Awessa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awessa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Awessa is carried by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awessa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Awessa occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Awessa are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awessa is also the 1,911,214th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 30 people.
The last name Awessa is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,291,950. In Benin Awessa is mostly concentrated in: Collines Department, where 88 percent live and Donga Department, where 13 percent live. Beside Benin this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 15 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 15 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 Awessa
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