Wessou Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Wessou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wessou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin801:129,19513,967
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Wessou (885) may also be a first name.

Wessou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wessou has its highest incidence in Benin. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wessou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wessou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wessou is the 1,736,881st most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Wessou are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wessou is also the 273,274th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 885 people.

The last name Wessou is most numerous in Benin, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 129,195. In Benin Wessou is most prevalent in: Collines Department, where 26 percent reside, Zou Department, where 25 percent reside and Plateau Department, where 24 percent reside. Not including Benin Wessou exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 15 percent reside and Niger, where 4 percent reside.

Wessou Last Name Statistics demography

Wessou earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 286.36% more than the national average, earning R 918,132 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whessou9214/
Weissou927/
Weyssou922/
Hwessou921/
Wesso91934/
Wessu917/
Wesou912/
Weeyssou861/
Bessou834,253/
Wissou831,389/
Vessou831,095/
Wesszo8312/
Whesou837/
Wessos836/
Weisso835/
Wessot833/
Weysou833/
Wessoh832/
Wesseu831/
Weisou831/
Whesso831/
Wessau831/
Wessoo831/
Weso801,021/
Wesu80623/
Ouessou77165/
Waissou7787/
Wayssou7730/
Huessou7714/
Bessoue7713/
Veissou7711/
Bessouh772/
Wessoyi772/
Beyssou772/
Weusseu771/
Woissou771/
Beessou771/
Weishou771/
Wessott770/
Besso735,461/
Whesu731,157/
Wessa731,119/
Vesso73735/
Wisso73318/
Wesoo73154/
Weisu73109/
Wehso7399/
Bessu7392/
Wesho7333/
Weseu7321/
Weasu7317/
Uesso7317/
Weiso7316/
Wissu739/
Hwesu737/
Wisou736/
Besou736/
Wheso734/
Wehsu734/
Vweso734/
Weaso733/
Wesgo733/
Weshu733/
Wuesu733/
Wesiu732/
Wesio732/
Wiesu731/
Weesu731/
Wesop731/
Wesuh731/
Wesau731/
Wesoe731/
Wesuy731/
Vessu731/
Wesas731/
Wesus730/
Wieso730/
Houessou7137,918/
Weisschu7112/
Oueyssou716/
Weishout715/
Weishoup712/
Waisssou712/
Ouesssou711/
Ouhessou711/
Veisshou711/
Bessho679,452/
Bissou67801/
Woisso67583/
Vessot67223/
Vessup67165/
Beasso67161/
Wessey67122/
Beisso6785/
Huesso6766/
Vissou6745/
Wessah6738/
Ouesso6734/
Bessau6733/
Wessay6733/
Weisschuh6730/
Wissot6730/
Wesoja6729/
Waisso6729/
Vesoux6724/
Weisshaus6721/
Bessoh6718/
Weisshaut6717/
Weyssa6714/
Weissa6711/
Weessa6710/
Vessoh6710/
Houesssou679/
Vetsou679/
Hwesho677/
Hwessa675/
Bessoo675/
Wescho675/
Weussa674/
Weishu674/
Bessão674/
Waysou674/
Weizou674/
Wessea673/
Wesott672/
Wessai672/
Wishou672/
Hwesuo672/
Wissau672/
Veisshous672/
Waisou672/
Beisou672/
Ouesou672/
Whessa671/
Whesus671/
Wheusu671/
Vessau671/
Viesso671/
Wesoha671/
Wesayo671/
Wiesio671/
Wiessa671/
Wetsop671/
Wysouy671/
Beesso671/
Weadso671/
Wessei671/
Weisshaup671/
Wissut671/
Weshop670/
Weshue670/
Waissu670/
Wechou670/

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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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  • 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 Wessou
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