Pessu Surname

442,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 773 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Pessu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pessu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6731:263,21415,076
Indonesia381:3,480,242186,493
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
England101:5,571,806158,774
France81:8,302,840321,660
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Pessu (50) may also be a first name.

Pessu Last Name Facts

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

Pessu (Marathi: पेसू) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pessu? popularity and diffusion

Pessu is the 442,270th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 9,427,614 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Pessu are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Pessu is also the 1,412,538th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 50 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 673 people, or 1 in 263,214. In Nigeria Pessu is most numerous in: Delta, where 92 percent reside, Edo, where 3 percent reside and Benue, where 2 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Pessu exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Pessu Last Name Statistics demography

Pessu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.18% less than the national average, earning $38,758 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pessus9172/
Pessou9118/
Pesseu9116/
Pessut912/
Pesu891,111/
Peyssou8371/
Pessaud8340/
Peusseu8329/
Peasseu8329/
Pessaux834/
Pesseuh833/
Pessaut832/
Piesseu832/
Piessou831/
Pessout831/
Pessoux830/
Possu801,154/
Passu80614/
Pesut80364/
Peesu80195/
Pesau80181/
Peasu8053/
Petsu8041/
Pissu8040/
Peseu8016/
Pesus8013/
Peshu8013/
Piesu802/
Pesou802/
Peisu802/
Pessó801/
Pesiu801/
Pesuu801/
Pessault774/
Passau73418/
Peshut73362/
Peseux73292/
Petsut73233/
Petsou73179/
Pesout7377/
Pesuth7359/
Petshu7332/
Pesuit7331/
Peetsu7324/
Petsud7322/
Pissou7319/
Posseu7312/
Paesui7312/
Pesaud7311/
Passuy739/
Phetsu736/
Passeu733/
Peishu732/
Pheshu732/
Pedsud732/
Pesaut731/
Peasui731/
Paesuy731/
Peshou731/
Possui731/
Pedsou731/
Petseu731/
Petsuh731/
Passui731/
Pessóa731/
Peesau731/
Pedsut731/
Pisu677,196/
Posu672,871/
Pasu671,886/
Pezu67601/
Phetsut67413/
Peschau6799/
Petsuch6742/
Phetsud6717/
Phetshu6710/
Peschut678/
Pexu677/
Petsuth676/
Peschou674/
Pîsu674/
Peshout672/
Pesauts672/
Phetsup672/
Pethsut671/
Peşu671/
Pethsud671/
Peţu671/
Peysoud671/
Peitsou671/
Pissoux671/
Pysu671/

Pessu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pessu in the Marathi language
पेसूpesu50
पेसुpesu50

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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 Pessu
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