Wession Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Wession Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wession Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
England11:55,718,059489,080

Wession (5) may also be a first name.

Wession Last Name Facts

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

Wession occurs most in The Ivory Coast. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Wession click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wession? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Wession are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wession is also the 5,493,085th most frequent given name internationally It is held by 5 people.

The surname is most widespread in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 11,535,616. In The Ivory Coast Wession is primarily concentrated in: Savanes District, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account The Ivory Coast Wession exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bession8611/
Wassion863/
Huession801/
Wesian7724/
Bission7157/
Wasihon7139/
Vassion7137/
Wiesian7134/
Vossion7130/
Wishion7113/
Vission7112/
Wissian717/
Bessian716/
Wassian715/
Vessian712/
Weisian711/
Wassyon711/
Wisihon711/
Washihon67144/
Houessihoun6783/
Weisjohn6722/
Woschion673/
Wyssjone672/
Wechione671/
Boission671/
Vessehon671/
Wasihoun671/
Houessionne671/
Vaission671/
Wiesihan671/
Wiesiahn671/
Vieshion670/
Wiesjohn670/

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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 Wession
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