Vessonen Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Vessonen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vessonen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland301:183,22315,926
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Vessonen Last Name Facts

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

Vessonen is more commonly found in Finland 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 Vessonen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vessonen is the 3,543,123rd most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. Vessonen is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Vessonen are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Finland, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 183,223. In Finland it is most prevalent in: North Karelia, where 33 percent are found, Northern Savonia, where 17 percent are found and South Karelia, where 17 percent are found. Besides Finland Vessonen occurs in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vesonen931/
Bessonen8854/
Vesanen801,048/
Besonen80302/
Wesonen801/
Veisanen759/
Veisenen751/
Bessonin751/
Bessonina711/
Vesenin6744/
Visanen6733/
Wesanen6729/
Vasanen6727/
Besonin6718/
Visunen6710/
Vesenyn675/
Vesonim671/

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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 Vessonen
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