Bisala Surname
Approximately 1,810 people bear this surname
Bisala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 948 | 1:186,859 | 11,345 |
| DR Congo | 513 | 1:144,015 | 15,172 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| India | 61 | 1:12,574,842 | 222,490 |
| Indonesia | 44 | 1:3,005,664 | 168,399 |
| Philippines | 43 | 1:2,354,377 | 127,644 |
| Uganda | 40 | 1:975,982 | 42,738 |
| Niger | 21 | 1:913,906 | 20,544 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bisala (995) may also be a first name.
Bisala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bisala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bisala (Bengali: বিসালা, Hindi: बिसला, Marathi: िबसला, Oriya: ବିଶାଳା) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Bisala click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bisala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 224,721st most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 4,026,268 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Bisala live; 54 percent live in West Africa and 52 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bisala is also the 255,148th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 995 people.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 948 people, or 1 in 186,859. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kaduna, where 25 percent reside, Niger, where 21 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 17 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 28 percent reside and Malawi, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bisala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bisala in the Bengali language | ||
| বিসালা | bisala | - |
| Bisala in the Marathi language | ||
| िबसला | ibasala | - |
| Bisala in the Hindi language | ||
| बिसला | bisala | 71.43 |
| बिसाला | bisala | 17.14 |
| बीसला | bisala | 8.57 |
| बिशला | bisala | 2.86 |
| Bisala in the Oriya language | ||
| ବିଶାଳା | bisala | 25 |
| ବିଶାଳ | bisala | 18.75 |
| ବିସଳା | bisala | 18.75 |
| ବିସଲା | bisala | 12.5 |
| ବିଶାଳାଇଁ | bisala'im | 6.25 |
| ବିମଳା | bimala | 6.25 |
| ବିଶାଲା | bisala | 6.25 |
| ବିଶଳା | bisala | 6.25 |
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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
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- 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 Bisala
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