Vessah Surname
Approximately 651 people bear this surname
Vessah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 626 | 1:33,177 | 4,476 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Vessah (26) may also be a first name.
Vessah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vessah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vessah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺼﺎﻩ) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Vessah.
How Common Is The Last Name Vessah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 504,389th most common family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,194,387 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Vessah are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 95 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently held given name throughout the world It is held by 26 people.
Vessah is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 626 people, or 1 in 33,177. In Cameroon Vessah is most prevalent in: West Region, where 55 percent reside, Centre Region, where 22 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 1 percent reside and Mauritania, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vessah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vessah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﺼﺎﻩ | fsah | - |
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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 Vessah
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