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
Gbessan is borne by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbessan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,017,195th most widespread surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Gbessan live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gbessan is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 14 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Benin, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 397,523. In Benin Gbessan is most common in: Littoral Department, where 50 percent reside, Alibori Department, where 35 percent reside and Ouémé Department, where 12 percent reside. Beside Benin it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 31 percent reside and Nigeria, where 7 percent reside.
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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