Sovoessi Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Sovoessi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sovoessi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1171:88,33810,310
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Sovoessi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sovoessi is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sovoessi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,674,734th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. The last name Sovoessi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sovoessi reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most frequent in Benin, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 88,338. In Benin Sovoessi is most frequent in: Ouémé Department, where 68 percent reside, Littoral Department, where 23 percent reside and Plateau Department, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Benin it exists in one country. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sovohessi943/
Sovessi9379/
Savoessi881/
Sovosi861/
Zouvoessi823/
Sovoyissi821/
Suovesi8020/
Sovesiy8016/
Sowossi801/
Savoesi801/
Soivesi801/
Sovesse801/
Soveyisi751/
Souveshi751/
Sovasi71136/
Savosi716/
Sovoetchi712/
Zovouesse712/
Sovosa711/
Savassi67358/
Savesih6736/
Sawossi676/
Giovesi675/
Sovashi674/
Soveizi673/
Sawessi673/
Soboisi673/
Savossa671/
Soveyzi671/
Savoshi671/
Zouveyessi671/
Soweshi671/
Sevesih671/

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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 Sovoessi
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