Wanissou Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Wanissou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 27 | 1:382,800 | 28,543 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Wanissou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanissou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wanissou occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanissou? popularity and diffusion
Wanissou is the 3,730,171st most widely held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name Wanissou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanissou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Wanissou is most numerous in Benin, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 382,800. In Benin it is most frequent in: Mono Department, where 59 percent are found, Zou Department, where 26 percent are found and Atlantique Department, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Benin this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanessou | 88 | 32 | / |
| Wannisso | 88 | 1 | / |
| Waniso | 86 | 64 | / |
| Wanisu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Banisso | 80 | 11 | / |
| Wanissa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Wanaisu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wanishu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wanisio | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wanioso | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wanniso | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wainisau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wainissa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bonissou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wanisa | 71 | 62 | / |
| Bounissou | 71 | 46 | / |
| Vaniso | 71 | 45 | / |
| Wanesu | 71 | 30 | / |
| Baniso | 71 | 27 | / |
| Bonnissou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Banisu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wanyso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanhsu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waneso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanisu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banissa | 67 | 1,059 | / |
| Wanessa | 67 | 91 | / |
| Wanisah | 67 | 29 | / |
| Banisio | 67 | 25 | / |
| Vanissa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Vanesso | 67 | 20 | / |
| Bonisso | 67 | 19 | / |
| Wannisa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Banisho | 67 | 14 | / |
| Vangisu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wanitsujit | 67 | 6 | / |
| Banisoi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vanisschot | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wanisai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waneshu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uanissa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaneishout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banisoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanisio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weanisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanyoso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wainisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanneso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanisgo | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wanissou
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