Yehouessi Surname

226,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,794 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Yehouessi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yehouessi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1,6981:6,087821
France621:1,071,334116,831
Ivory Coast171:1,357,13129,476
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Yehouéssi (1) are calculated separately.

Yehouessi (96) may also be a first name.

Yehouessi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yehouessi occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Yehouéssi. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yehouessi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yehouessi is the 226,326th most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 4,062,177 people. The surname Yehouessi is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Yehouessi live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yehouessi is also the 968,397th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 96 people.

This last name is most common in Benin, where it is borne by 1,698 people, or 1 in 6,087. In Benin Yehouessi is most common in: Mono Department, where 40 percent reside, Zou Department, where 17 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Benin this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in France, where 3 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yehouéssi961/
Yehoessi945/
Yehoussi943/
Yehuessi942/
Yehouesi941/
Oyehoussi898/
Ehoussi8814/
Oyeoussi829/
Houawessi781/
Youhoussi781/
Yewessi7519/
Ehousse757/
Ehoushi751/
Eaoussi751/
Houehoussi741/
Ehouse6715/
Yeouze6714/
Ejuesi675/
Yewesi675/

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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 Yehouessi
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