Sesou Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Sesou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Sesou (33) may also be a first name.
Sesou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sesou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sesou occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sesou.
How Common Is The Last Name Sesou? popularity and diffusion
Sesou is the 6,063,924th most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sesou live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sesou is also the 1,807,719th most prevalent given name at a global level. It is borne by 33 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 1,722,600. In Benin Sesou is primarily concentrated in: Alibori Department, where 33 percent reside, Atakora Department, where 33 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 17 percent reside. Besides Benin it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 20 percent reside and Nigeria, where 20 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Sesou
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