Bessekou Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Benin

Bessekou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bessekou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Bessekou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bessekou is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bessekou? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Bessekou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bessekou reside; 57 percent reside in Central Africa and 57 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Bessekou is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: South Region, where 50 percent reside, Centre Region, where 25 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 25 percent reside. Beside Cameroon Bessekou occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 29 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 14 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
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