Biisi Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Biisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Biisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Biisi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Biisi occurs most in Uganda. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Biisi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Biisi are found; 38 percent are found in East Africa and 38 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Bushenyi District, where 33 percent are found, Kyankwanzi District, where 33 percent are found and Kyenjojo District, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda Biisi occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biishi9156/
Biisoi913/
Bi'isi911/
Bihisi911/
Bihoisi831/
Biixi80201/
Biesi80101/
Biysi8039/
Biisa8031/
Biizi8031/
Biise8010/
Biigi807/
Biiji801/
Bihisa73315/
Bijigi7373/
Beğisi7365/
Bihizi7345/
Bihigi7311/
Bijiji737/
Biesie737/
Biyosi736/
Behisi735/
Biessi735/
Viishi734/
Biishe734/
Biichi733/
Biezis732/
Biiser732/
Bioise731/
Bijesi731/
Bhiisa731/
Mpiisi731/
Byishi731/
Bihise731/
Biidji731/
Biisha731/
Bietsi731/
Biezais67240/
Biegisz6767/
Bijesih6710/
Bihessi674/
Bieisse674/
Biesies672/
Biessie672/
Bihizid672/
Wijitsi671/
Beaissi671/
Bihigia671/
Bihichi671/
Bihissa671/
Behitsi671/
Behaisi671/

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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 Biisi
  • 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