Edessou Surname
Approximately 1,078 people bear this surname
Edessou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1,064 | 1:9,714 | 1,349 |
| Ivory Coast | 13 | 1:1,774,710 | 34,235 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Edessou (21) may also be a first name.
Edessou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edessou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Edessou is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Edessou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 340,834th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 6,760,247 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Edessou are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Edessou is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent given name world-wide, borne by 21 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Benin, where it is borne by 1,064 people, or 1 in 9,714. In Benin it is primarily found in: Plateau Department, where 66 percent reside, Collines Department, where 23 percent reside and Zou Department, where 4 percent reside. Barring Benin Edessou occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside and Niger, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yedessou | 93 | 9 | / |
| Edesssou | 93 | 2 | / |
| Hedessou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Edesso | 92 | 3 | / |
| Edesseu | 86 | 31 | / |
| Edissou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gedesou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Edeso | 83 | 124 | / |
| Edesu | 83 | 17 | / |
| Edessa | 77 | 86 | / |
| Edesio | 77 | 13 | / |
| Edesos | 77 | 2 | / |
| Edesjo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Edisso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gedesu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Edeaso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Edeseu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Edesiu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Edessaios | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eytdessus | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hedesiu | 71 | 128 | / |
| Idissou | 71 | 45 | / |
| Edessai | 71 | 22 | / |
| Edeşsoy | 71 | 5 | / |
| Edesayo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Eidesas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yedessa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yehdeso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eadessa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Edessea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Edesa | 67 | 1,868 | / |
| Edezu | 67 | 50 | / |
| Ediso | 67 | 39 | / |
| Idesu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Edisu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Idaissou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Edezo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ydesu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eadesuye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gidissou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eidishou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edesogie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hideassu | 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 Edessou
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