Bissala Surname
Approximately 3,177 people bear this surname
Bissala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 2,254 | 1:8,515 | 665 |
| Nigeria | 696 | 1:254,515 | 14,670 |
| Cameroon | 107 | 1:194,103 | 20,154 |
| Congo | 81 | 1:61,594 | 5,562 |
| Benin | 28 | 1:369,129 | 27,947 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bissala (751) may also be a first name.
Bissala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bissala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bissala (Hindi: बिस्सला) is carried by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bissala? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 140,486th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,293,845 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bissala are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 72 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Bissala is also the 299,937th most numerous given name globally It is held by 751 people.
The last name Bissala is most prevalent in Niger, where it is borne by 2,254 people, or 1 in 8,515. In Niger Bissala is most numerous in: Dosso Region, where 81 percent reside, Niamey Capital District, where 9 percent reside and Tillabéri Region, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Niger this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 22 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bissala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bissala in the Hindi language | ||
| बिस्सला | bis'sala | - |
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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 Bissala
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