Gessou Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Gessou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Gessou (7) may also be a first name.
Gessou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gessou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gessou occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gessou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gessou is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Gessou live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most widely held given name worldwide, held by 7 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Gessou is most numerous in: Lagos, where 100 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 33 percent reside.
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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 Gessou
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