Bissam Surname
Approximately 147 people bear this surname
Bissam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
Bissam (110) may also be a first name.
Bissam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bissam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bissam is found in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bissam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,453,389th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Bissam live; 94 percent live in North Africa and 94 percent live in Mahgreb. Bissam is also the 895,203rd most numerous forename at a global level, borne by 110 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Morocco, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Barring Morocco Bissam exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 2 percent are found and Algeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Bissam
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis