Gbessan Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Gbessan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 26 | 1:397,523 | 29,143 |
| Ivory Coast | 13 | 1:1,774,710 | 34,235 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Gbessan (14) may also be a first name.
Gbessan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbessan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gbessan occurs most in Benin. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbessan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gbessan is the 3,017,195th most widely held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Gbessan reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most numerous forename globally, held by 14 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Benin, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 397,523. In Benin it is most numerous in: Littoral Department, where 50 percent live, Alibori Department, where 35 percent live and Ouémé Department, where 12 percent live. Barring Benin this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 31 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gbessane | 93 | 31 | / |
| Gbesan | 92 | 208 | / |
| N'Gbessan | 88 | 10 | / |
| Guessan | 86 | 5,700 | / |
| Gbossan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gbesson | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gouessan | 80 | 73 | / |
| Gueassan | 80 | 11 | / |
| Kguessan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngbesson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gbessoun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Guesssan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gueessan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gueissan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gbezan | 77 | 19 | / |
| Gbeson | 77 | 16 | / |
| Gbasan | 77 | 13 | / |
| Gbesen | 77 | 6 | / |
| Guesan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gbosan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gouessant | 75 | 73 | / |
| N'Gbesson | 75 | 17 | / |
| Gbeussein | 75 | 8 | / |
| Gouessang | 75 | 1 | / |
| Guessam | 71 | 331 | / |
| Kuessan | 71 | 35 | / |
| Guissan | 71 | 28 | / |
| Gbeazan | 71 | 20 | / |
| Ngwesan | 71 | 15 | / |
| Guesson | 71 | 13 | / |
| Guessen | 71 | 6 | / |
| Gwesang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gbessem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quessan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngbeson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwessan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbasain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwesson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gempesan | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gbeazoon | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gouesson | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gbossoun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gempisan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbissien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuessanh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guessonn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guessoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweshane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gueisson | 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
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- 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 Gbessan
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