Obessou Surname
Approximately 166 people bear this surname
Obessou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 120 | 1:41,576 | 3,928 |
| Ivory Coast | 45 | 1:512,694 | 16,131 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Obessou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obessou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obessou is carried by more people in The Congo than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obessou? popularity and diffusion
Obessou is the 1,343,156th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obessou live; 72 percent live in Central Africa and 72 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in The Congo, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 41,576. In The Congo Obessou is primarily found in: Brazzaville Department, where 93 percent reside and Cuvette-Ouest Department, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The Congo this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 27 percent reside and Benin, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gobessou | 93 | 5 | / |
| Obesso | 92 | 128 | / |
| Obesshous | 88 | 0 | / |
| O'Besso | 86 | 64 | / |
| Abessou | 86 | 48 | / |
| Gobesso | 86 | 34 | / |
| Obeso | 83 | 13,589 | / |
| Obesu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ouvessou | 80 | 80 | / |
| Aouessou | 80 | 46 | / |
| Hovessou | 80 | 44 | / |
| Gobissou | 80 | 6 | / |
| Howessou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Abeissou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abesso | 77 | 275 | / |
| Obieso | 77 | 62 | / |
| Obessa | 77 | 62 | / |
| Obesio | 77 | 30 | / |
| Obeasu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ovesso | 77 | 3 | / |
| Obesas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obesos | 77 | 2 | / |
| Abessu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obisso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Houvessou | 75 | 445 | / |
| Goboissou | 75 | 52 | / |
| Ahouessou | 75 | 21 | / |
| Awouessou | 75 | 6 | / |
| Gobaissou | 75 | 5 | / |
| Houuessou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gouvessou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Awessou | 71 | 875 | / |
| Obiesio | 71 | 215 | / |
| Abissou | 71 | 49 | / |
| Avessou | 71 | 24 | / |
| Gouboissou | 71 | 18 | / |
| Gobessa | 71 | 16 | / |
| Habesso | 71 | 7 | / |
| Goubaissou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Abessoh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Obesuya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Howesou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Abeasso | 71 | 2 | / |
| Oweysou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obechou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abiesso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obiesiu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oybezou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obiesui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hovesou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obieszu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abeso | 67 | 28,606 | / |
| Obiso | 67 | 1,259 | / |
| Obezo | 67 | 621 | / |
| Aweissou | 67 | 199 | / |
| Obesa | 67 | 147 | / |
| Oveso | 67 | 93 | / |
| Abesu | 67 | 92 | / |
| Obezu | 67 | 87 | / |
| Ubesu | 67 | 60 | / |
| Abaissou | 67 | 20 | / |
| Oubechou | 67 | 18 | / |
| Aweyssou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hawessou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Habissou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Obisu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ubeso | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gabissou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owesu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obeshaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abissoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houvesou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hovissou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahouesso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aweessou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awesssou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aweïssou | 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 Obessou
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