Bamissi Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Bamissi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bamissi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin251:413,42429,829
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Bamissi (12) may also be a first name.

Bamissi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bamissi is held by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bamissi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,798,600th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Bamissi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bamissi live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held forename internationally, borne by 12 people.

It is most numerous in Benin, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 413,424. In Benin Bamissi is mostly found in: Alibori Department, where 96 percent live and Atakora Department, where 4 percent live. Excluding Benin Bamissi exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bamoissi934/
Bamisssi931/
Bamisi92111/
Baemisi8650/
Bamissa8639/
Bamussi864/
Bamisei863/
Bamessi862/
Bamisse861/
Bomissi861/
Bamuishi8027/
Bahamisi802/
Bamitshi801/
Bahmaisi801/
Bamusi778,562/
Bamise77708/
Wamisi77163/
Bamisa7777/
Bomisi7724/
Bamizi7710/
Vamisi771/
Bamishe71181/
Vamissa7194/
Bamisay7182/
Bhamusi7170/
Bamizai7111/
Bameasi715/
Bomussi712/
Bemisse712/
Bomessi712/
Bametsi711/
Bemussi711/
Bammise711/
Mpamisi711/
Bomissa711/
Bamessa711/
Vamishi711/
Baemesi711/
Baimisa711/
Baimusi711/
Bamhizi711/
Bamichi711/
Bamusse711/
Bamiser710/
Boumissa67331/
Bamuisay6788/
Bamisaya6727/
Bomessie6722/
Bahmizai675/
Vamessie672/
Bahmaysi671/
Wamessie671/
Watmishi671/
Vaumisai671/

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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 Bamissi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis