Houessou Surname
Approximately 37,918 people bear this surname
Houessou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 33,284 | 1:311 | 16 |
| Togo | 2,205 | 1:3,287 | 494 |
| Ethiopia | 1,771 | 1:55,080 | 5,737 |
| Gabon | 202 | 1:9,352 | 1,744 |
| Ivory Coast | 173 | 1:133,360 | 6,447 |
| France | 98 | 1:677,783 | 86,620 |
| Nigeria | 62 | 1:2,857,141 | 90,271 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| Senegal | 18 | 1:809,963 | 2,817 |
| Burkina Faso | 18 | 1:1,019,561 | 10,177 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Mauritania | 6 | 1:682,477 | 21,744 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
The alternate forms: Houéssou (13) are calculated separately.
Houessou (2,007) may also be a first name.
Houessou Demographics
Average Houessou Salary in
United States
$35,750 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Houessou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houessou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Houessou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻳﺴﻮ) occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Houéssou. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houessou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 14,688th most numerous last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 192,192 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Houessou are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 168,700th most prevalent forename worldwide It is held by 2,007 people.
The surname Houessou is most common in Benin, where it is borne by 33,284 people, or 1 in 311. In Benin it is most frequent in: Ouémé Department, where 28 percent are found, Zou Department, where 18 percent are found and Atlantique Department, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Benin this surname exists in 28 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 6 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 5 percent are found.
Houessou Last Name Statistics demography
Houessou earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Houessou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Houessou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻳﺴﻮ | wysw | - |
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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 Houessou
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