Wessinou Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo

Wessinou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wessinou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo91:805,3086,372
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Mali11:16,969,0354,067

Wessinou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wessinou is found most frequently in Togo. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wessinou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Wessinou is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wessinou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Wessinou is most frequent in Togo, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 805,308. Apart from Togo this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 17 percent are found and Mali, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wossinou88420/
Bessinou882/
Wissinou881/
Wassinou881/
Wessenu804/
Wessina801/
Bessino801/
Houessinou7846/
Weissina759/
Bissinou751/
Vyssinou751/
Vessenou751/
Vissinou751/
Wesenu712,578/
Wesina71116/
Wasinu7183/
Wosinu7117/
Bessineau7116/
Washinoue714/
Wisinu713/
Besinu713/
Wosainhou711/
Viessenou711/
Vissienou711/
Houesinou711/
Washinu6755/
Wossenu6753/
Vassino6737/
Wissina6723/
Besinau6718/
Ueshino676/
Bessina676/
Wassina675/
Wesinay674/
Vissino673/
Whesenu673/
Besinho672/
Vescino672/
Besuino671/
Vesuino671/
Weshenu671/
Wossina671/
Woshino671/
Weisina671/
Weißeno671/
Wessena671/
Houessenou671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wessinou
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