Bissai Surname
Approximately 691 people bear this surname
Bissai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 610 | 1:34,048 | 4,581 |
| India | 40 | 1:19,176,635 | 286,670 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
The alternate forms: Bissaï (2) are calculated separately.
Bissai (11) may also be a first name.
Bissai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bissai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bissai (Oriya: ବିେଷାୟୀ) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Bissaï. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bissai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 482,070th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 10,546,376 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Bissai reside; 88 percent reside in Central Africa and 88 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 11 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 610 people, or 1 in 34,048. In Cameroon Bissai is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 60 percent reside, Centre Region, where 35 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in India, where 6 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bissai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bissai in the Oriya language | ||
| ବିେଷାୟୀ | biesayi | 33.33 |
| ବିେଷଇ | biesa'i | 33.33 |
| ବିେଶାଇ | biesa'i | 33.33 |
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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 Bissai
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