Gbessou Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Gbessou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbessou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin2001:51,6786,508
Ivory Coast791:292,04111,081
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

The alternate forms: Gbêssou (5) are calculated separately.

Gbessou (93) may also be a first name.

Gbessou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gbessou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gbessou occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Gbêssou. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbessou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 919,444th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 25,303,979 people. The surname Gbessou is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Gbessou are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 986,211th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 93 people.

This surname is most frequent in Benin, where it is borne by 200 people, or 1 in 51,678. In Benin it is most frequent in: Mono Department, where 68 percent live, Ouémé Department, where 13 percent live and Zou Department, where 9 percent live. Not including Benin it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 27 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbêssou955/
Gbessoue932/
Gbesso922,452/
Gbessouhe884/
N'Gbessou884/
Guessou86223/
Ngbesso8669/
Gbessoh8629/
Gbessoi8627/
Gbessoe8615/
Gbessoy862/
Gbessau861/
Gbessoï861/
Gbissou861/
Gbesu83133/
Gbeso836/
N'Gbesso805,398/
Gueissou8021/
Ngwessou801/
Gueassou801/
Guessouh801/
Ngbesu77410/
Guesso77227/
Gwesso77163/
Gbessa7759/
Gbeasu7721/
Ngbeso7721/
Gbisso7718/
Gbesoh7714/
Gbezou7712/
Gbesio777/
Gbeusu776/
Gbesue772/
Guessu772/
Gbeiso771/
Gbeaso771/
N'Gbessso751/
Guehessou751/
Guissou714,910/
Gbessay71362/
Quessou71295/
Gbessie71152/
Gbessey7140/
Guesseu7127/
Gbessai7125/
Gouesso7115/
Gbessah715/
Gbesoye712/
Guessoi712/
Gbeassa712/
Gbessei712/
Gboisso711/
Gbessee711/
Gbechou711/
Gbesohe711/
Gbessaï711/
Gbessea711/
Guessau711/
Gueasso711/
Gbeasoe711/
Gwesu67378/
Gweso67264/
Gbesa67136/
Gbessaya67101/
Gbezo6796/
Gueso6743/
Gbetchou6729/
Kuessous6727/
Gbisu677/
Kouessou675/
Gbeissay672/
Guissoue671/
Gbessayi671/
Gbessaye671/
Guesu671/

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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 Gbessou
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