Dessoh Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Dessoh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 84 | 1:123,043 | 13,434 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Dessoh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dessoh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dessoh occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dessoh? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,994,173rd most widespread family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. The surname Dessoh occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Dessoh are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Benin, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 123,043. In Benin Dessoh is primarily found in: Atlantique Department, where 27 percent reside, Littoral Department, where 27 percent reside and Zou Department, where 23 percent reside. Not including Benin this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent reside and Mali, 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 Dessoh
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