Barakissa Surname
Approximately 281 people bear this surname
Barakissa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 280 | 1:82,397 | 4,454 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Barakissa (23,721) may also be a first name.
Barakissa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barakissa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Barakissa occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Barakissa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Barakissa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 935,326th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,934,327 people. The surname Barakissa is predominantly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Barakissa are found; 59 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Barakissa is also the 33,310th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 23,721 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 280 people, or 1 in 82,397. In The Ivory Coast Barakissa is primarily found in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 41 percent reside, Savanes District, where 10 percent reside and Vallée du Bandama District, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account The Ivory Coast this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrakissa | 95 | 8 | / |
| Barokissa | 89 | 4 | / |
| Barakessa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Barakissou | 84 | 1 | / |
| Baraquisa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Berekhissa | 74 | 1 | / |
| Berrekhissa | 70 | 123 | / |
| Baraquiso | 67 | 11 | / |
| Baraketse | 67 | 11 | / |
| Barakizou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Baroukixa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Berekessa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barraquiso | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bayrakkizo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Baracuso | 59 | 49 | / |
| Varakeza | 59 | 1 | / |
| Varakese | 59 | 1 | / |
| Barakkyzy | 56 | 1 | / |
| Bayrakkızo | 53 | 33 | / |
| Bourakiche | 53 | 2 | / |
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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 Barakissa
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