Gounsessi Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Gounsessi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gounsessi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin711:145,57215,253
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Gounsessi (10) may also be a first name.

Gounsessi Last Name Facts

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

Gounsessi is held by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gounsessi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gounsessi is the 2,237,939th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. Gounsessi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gounsessi reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gounsessi is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent given name world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Benin, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 145,572. In Benin Gounsessi is most common in: Mono Department, where 94 percent are found, Atlantique Department, where 3 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 3 percent are found. Other than Benin it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Gounsessi
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