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 more commonly found in Benin than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bessounon? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,075,631st most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. The last name Bessounon is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bessounon live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Benin, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 130,830. In Benin it is most frequent in: Ouémé Department, where 85 percent reside, Borgou Department, where 6 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Benin it exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.
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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