Awessou Surname
Approximately 875 people bear this surname
Awessou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 777 | 1:13,302 | 1,814 |
| Niger | 87 | 1:220,598 | 7,246 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Awessou (94) may also be a first name.
Awessou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awessou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Awessou occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Awessou.
How Common Is The Last Name Awessou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 401,442nd most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 8,328,624 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Awessou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awessou is also the 980,251st most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 94 people.
The last name Awessou is most common in Benin, where it is borne by 777 people, or 1 in 13,302. In Benin it is mostly found in: Zou Department, where 58 percent reside, Ouémé Department, where 11 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Benin this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 10 percent reside and Togo, where 1 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 Awessou
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