Bessounon Surname
Approximately 82 people bear this surname
Bessounon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 79 | 1:130,830 | 14,100 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Bessounon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bessounon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bessounon is held by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bessounon.
How Common Is The Last Name Bessounon? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,075,631st most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bessounon live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most commonly used in Benin, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 130,830. In Benin Bessounon is primarily found in: Ouémé Department, where 85 percent live, Borgou Department, where 6 percent live and Littoral Department, where 6 percent live. Apart from Benin it is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vessounon | 89 | 3 | / |
| Bessonong | 89 | 1 | / |
| Boesounon | 89 | 1 | / |
| Boissounon | 84 | 1 | / |
| Bassonon | 82 | 129 | / |
| Houessounon | 80 | 38 | / |
| Bahsounon | 78 | 2 | / |
| Bessanhon | 78 | 2 | / |
| Bassonnon | 78 | 1 | / |
| Besanon | 75 | 34 | / |
| Bisonon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bissonhong | 74 | 2 | / |
| Bossonan | 71 | 12 | / |
| Vessanon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bassanon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wessanon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Besanãon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bossanon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Basounan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Basonnon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bessanhhoun | 70 | 1 | / |
| Bessangan | 67 | 51 | / |
| Vessanont | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bessanane | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Bessounon
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