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 last name Vessah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺼﺎﻩ) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vessah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 504,389th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 11,194,387 people. Vessah is predominantly found 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 used first name world-wide, borne by 26 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 626 people, or 1 in 33,177. In Cameroon Vessah is most common in: West Region, where 55 percent are found, Centre Region, where 22 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 16 percent are found. Beside Cameroon it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 1 percent are found and Mauritania, where 1 percent are found.
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
- 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 Vessah
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