Bissaghe Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Bissaghe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bissaghe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania81:511,85818,608
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814

Bissaghe Last Name Facts

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

Bissaghe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻴﺴﻖ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bissaghe? popularity and diffusion

Bissaghe is the 6,360,413th most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bissaghe are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

The last name Bissaghe is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 511,858. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 88 percent are found and Hodh Chargui Region, where 13 percent are found. Not including Mauritania this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Gabon, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beissaghe945/
Bissauge8856/
Beisaghe882/
Bisage865/
Vissage80125/
Bissaga8026/
Bisange805/
Baisage804/
Bhisage804/
Bessage801/
Biesage801/
Bisagye801/
Besseghe75256/
Vissagie75184/
Bisaigha7539/
Bissonge758/
Baisange756/
Vishaghe751/
Bhisange751/
Bessighe751/
Beïsaghe751/
Bishange751/
Bisaga711,648/
Visage711,147/
Bessaguet71847/
Bisagi719/
Besage715/
Vissaguet714/
Bisege714/
Wisage712/
Besseghie711/
Beysseghe711/
Baisaiger710/
Visagie6729,640/
Biesaga67807/
Bichage67584/
Bessege67109/
Besange6789/
Beisaga6787/
Bessaga6782/
Bisangi6748/
Bisonge6730/
Wisange6725/
Besaghi6718/
Bishoge6715/
Bishaga6711/
Biceghe678/
Voisage678/
Bishagi676/
Bissoga674/
Baisagi674/
Bhisagi673/
Bisagay671/
Visagee671/
Waisage671/
Wisagye671/
Bessège671/
Beyssaguet671/
Biseaga671/
Bizaghi671/
Bisagga671/

Bissaghe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bissaghe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻴﺴﻖbysq75
ﺑﺴﻖbsq25

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bissaghe
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