Pessant Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Pessant Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pessant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France951:699,18788,446
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Pessant Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pessant is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pessant? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,736,881st most frequent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. The surname Pessant occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Pessant reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Pessant is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 699,187. In France it is most prevalent in: Occitanie, where 83 percent reside, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 12 percent reside and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 2 percent reside. Other than France this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Pessant Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pessant surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Pessant earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.13% more than the national average, earning $48,383 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pessaint935/
Paessant930/
Pesant921,738/
Pessan92290/
Pesante861,852/
Passant86838/
Peasant86263/
Pessane8654/
Pessang8611/
Phesant864/
Possant864/
Pissant862/
Peshant861/
Pessand861/
Peisant861/
Pessain861/
Paesant861/
Pesan83199/
Poissant803,019/
Puissant802,892/
Pheasant801,705/
Pissante8014/
Peasants802/
Passaunt801/
Peasantz801/
Phessang801/
Piossant801/
Payssant801/
Phissant801/
Pissaint801/
Phetsant801/
Pessaune801/
Peschant800/
Paissant800/
Pesson771,037/
Pezant77328/
Pesang77139/
Peshan77125/
Pesian77116/
Pesane7778/
Pisant7774/
Pasant7769/
Pessen7744/
Petsan7741/
Peisan7729/
Phesan7716/
Peysan7715/
Pissan7712/
Pessam7710/
Posant779/
Peasan772/
Peusan772/
Pesain772/
Peesan771/
Piesan771/
Pesand771/
Pesean770/
Poissante751/
Poissasnt751/
Phissaint751/
Puissante751/
Poisssant751/
Pheasants750/
Puissaint750/
Pissang712,505/
Peshang711,679/
Peshane711,082/
Paysant711,013/
Peysson71999/
Pession71705/
Paisant71614/
Pisante71378/
Petsang71318/
Paissan71311/
Payssan71126/
Phesane71112/
Petsain71110/
Pessein71108/
Peisson7168/
Pessone7166/
Phetsan7166/
Pissane7142/
Physant7132/
Piessen7131/
Peiszan7131/
Peishan7129/
Passand7127/
Petsane7126/
Poisant7122/
Peazant7120/
Peissen7117/
Peysang7116/
Pashant7115/
Peasson7114/
Pessong7113/
Piesson7112/
Peasand7110/
Peschan716/
Petsean715/
Paesand714/
Poissan713/
Poshant713/
Puisant713/
Peitsan712/
Pechant712/
Puissan712/
Phessen712/
Peshand712/
Peeshan712/
Pasanth711/
Peisang711/
Pettsan711/
Piosant711/
Peyshan711/
Peyszan711/
Phezant711/
Pehsand711/
Pedsaan711/
Pesseen711/
Pissont711/
Pyssang711/
Peushan711/
Pexshan711/
Phisant711/
Phissan711/
Pissand711/
Petsson711/
Pedsang711/
Peasang711/
Paseant710/
Peusson710/
Possont710/
Phasant710/
Phesson710/
Pesen672,209/
Pisan671,343/
Phetsang67254/
Pezan67206/
Pešan67175/
Pečan67147/
Peson67110/
Pesam6788/
Peschang6773/
Paisante6763/
Peshatin6739/
Petshane6732/
Petschan6713/
Pheshane6711/
Pehesson679/
Paschant679/
Pethsang679/
Pysan678/
Phetsean678/
Phiessen677/
Phisandt677/
Peshanne675/
Phedssen674/
Pashanth673/
Peşan673/
Paissane672/
Phissane672/
Poissamt671/
Poissont671/
Paisaint671/
Pećan671/
Peţan671/
Peischan671/
Pessoung671/
Pesanova671/
Pesanová671/
Peschank671/
Phetsane671/
Pissasin671/
Poisaint671/
Peeshanh671/
Petszsen670/
Paysaant670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pessant
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