Dessou Surname
Approximately 1,039 people bear this surname
Dessou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 803 | 1:12,871 | 1,761 |
| Ivory Coast | 162 | 1:142,415 | 6,737 |
| Cameroon | 42 | 1:494,502 | 40,134 |
| Congo | 9 | 1:554,344 | 12,633 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Dessou (394) may also be a first name.
Dessou Demographics
Average Dessou Salary in
United States
$74,250 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dessou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dessou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dessou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻳﺴﻮ) is more commonly found in Benin than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dessou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 351,042nd most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 7,014,000 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Dessou are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 435,477th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 394 people.
The surname Dessou is most widely held in Benin, where it is carried by 803 people, or 1 in 12,871. In Benin Dessou is primarily found in: Zou Department, where 47 percent are found, Plateau Department, where 16 percent are found and Kouffo Department, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Benin this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 16 percent are found and Cameroon, where 4 percent are found.
Dessou Last Name Statistics demography
Dessou earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 72.08% more than the national average, earning $74,250 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dessou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dessou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻳﺴﻮ | dysw | - |
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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 Dessou
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