Whessou Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Whessou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whessou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Benin61:1,722,60061,769

Whessou Last Name Facts

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

Whessou occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Whessou.

How Common Is The Last Name Whessou? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Whessou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Whessou is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Whessou is most common in: Lagos, where 100 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Benin, where 43 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wessou92111/
Whesou927/
Whesso921/
Huessou8614/
Weissou867/
Weyssou862/
Hwessou861/
Whesu831,157/
Wesso83934/
Wessu837/
Wheso834/
Wesou832/
Houessou8037,918/
Ouhessou801/
Weeyssou801/
Bessou774,253/
Wissou771,389/
Vessou771,095/
Huesso7766/
Wesszo7712/
Wessos776/
Weisso775/
Wessot773/
Weysou773/
Wessoh772/
Whosso771/
Whessa771/
Whesus771/
Wheusu771/
Wesseu771/
Weisou771/
Wessau771/
Wessoo771/
Houesssou759/
Weso731,021/
Wesu73623/
Ouessou71165/
Waissou7187/
Houesou7176/
Houesso7161/
Wayssou7130/
Bessoue7113/
Veissou7111/
Bessouh712/
Wessoyi712/
Beyssou712/
Whessah711/
Houessu711/
Vohssou711/
Weusseu711/
Wassoue711/
Wassouh711/
Wahasso711/
Waassou711/
Woissou711/
Beessou711/
Wessott710/
Whetsut710/
Hueso677,519/
Besso675,461/
Wasso672,988/
Wassu671,361/
Wessa671,119/
Vesso67735/
Huissoud67360/
Wisso67318/
Wosso67225/
Waesu67200/
Wesoo67154/
Weisu67109/
Wehso6799/
Bessu6792/
Whiso6747/
Wesho6733/
Weseu6721/
Weasu6717/
Uesso6717/
Weiso6716/
Whasu6716/
Waeso6715/
Weisschu6712/
Huesu6711/
Whosu6710/
Wissu679/
Hwesu677/
Wisou676/
Oueyssou676/
Besou676/
Wohso675/
Wehsu674/
Whesa674/
Vweso674/
Whoso673/
Weaso673/
Wesgo673/
Weshu673/
Wossu673/
Wuesu673/
Wahso673/
Wesiu672/
Waisssou672/
Wesio672/
Wiesu671/
Weesu671/
Wesop671/
Wesuh671/
Wesau671/
Huissout671/
Ouesssou671/
Wesoe671/
Wesuy671/
Whishout671/
Whisu671/
Veisshou671/
Vessu671/
Wesas671/
Wihso671/
Wahsu671/
Wesus670/
Wieso670/

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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 Whessou
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