Gbessin Surname
Approximately 351 people bear this surname
Gbessin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 262 | 1:39,449 | 5,069 |
| Ivory Coast | 86 | 1:268,270 | 10,467 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gbessin (62) may also be a first name.
Gbessin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gbessin Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gbessin occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gbessin? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 799,576th most widespread family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 20,762,239 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Gbessin are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 62 people.
The last name Gbessin is most commonly held in Benin, where it is carried by 262 people, or 1 in 39,449. In Benin it is most common in: Atlantique Department, where 37 percent reside, Zou Department, where 28 percent reside and Kouffo Department, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Benin this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 25 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gbessing | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gbessina | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gbesin | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gbassin | 86 | 8 | / |
| Guessin | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gbeshin | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gbein | 83 | 57 | / |
| Gouessin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gbissien | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gbetin | 77 | 708 | / |
| Gbezin | 77 | 127 | / |
| Gbasin | 77 | 17 | / |
| Guesin | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ghbein | 77 | 9 | / |
| Gbesen | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gbosin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbechin | 71 | 169 | / |
| Guissin | 71 | 55 | / |
| Gouesin | 71 | 12 | / |
| Gbettin | 71 | 10 | / |
| Guessen | 71 | 6 | / |
| N'Gbein | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guessim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbeîtin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbessem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuessin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwessin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quessin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gvescin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbene | 67 | 973 | / |
| Gbean | 67 | 605 | / |
| Gbain | 67 | 252 | / |
| Gbine | 67 | 75 | / |
| Gbetchin | 67 | 32 | / |
| Couessin | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gvein | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gbeun | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gboin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gbehetin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbeisene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouessim | 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 Gbessin
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