Vessou Surname
Approximately 1,095 people bear this surname
Vessou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 945 | 1:7,670 | 1,744 |
| Ivory Coast | 90 | 1:256,347 | 10,121 |
| Benin | 47 | 1:219,906 | 20,230 |
| Mauritania | 12 | 1:341,239 | 14,334 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Vessou (316) may also be a first name.
Vessou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vessou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vessou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺼﻮ) is found most in Togo. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vessou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Vessou is the 336,565th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,655,293 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Vessou reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Vessou is also the 494,051st most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 316 people.
Vessou is most common in Togo, where it is carried by 945 people, or 1 in 7,670. Other than Togo this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent are found and Benin, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vessou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vessou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﺼﻮ | fsw | - |
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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 Vessou
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