Somessi Surname
Approximately 256 people bear this surname
Somessi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 253 | 1:40,852 | 5,255 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Somessi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Somessi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Somessi occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Somessi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Somessi is the 998,609th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 28,466,976 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Somessi are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Somessi is most frequently used in Benin, where it is held by 253 people, or 1 in 40,852. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Atlantique Department, where 38 percent live, Zou Department, where 38 percent live and Littoral Department, where 10 percent live. Aside from Benin this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent live.
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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 Somessi
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