Besssong Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Besssong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Besssong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Besssong Come From? nationality or country of origin
Besssong is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Besssong.
How Common Is The Last Name Besssong? popularity and diffusion
Besssong is the 7,593,402nd most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Besssong occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Besssong reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Besssong is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Akwa Ibom, where 80 percent reside and Cross River, where 20 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 17 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 Besssong
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