Bissan Surname
Approximately 2,244 people bear this surname
Bissan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 1,872 | 1:9,065 | 491 |
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| Nigeria | 62 | 1:2,857,141 | 90,271 |
| Philippines | 39 | 1:2,595,852 | 132,893 |
| Cameroon | 36 | 1:576,919 | 44,454 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Bissan (874) may also be a first name.
Bissan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bissan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bissan (Hindi: बिस्सन) is most common in Mali. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Bissan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bissan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 188,427th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,247,569 people. Bissan is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Bissan are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Mande Africa. It is also the 275,161st most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 874 people.
The surname Bissan is most frequently occurring in Mali, where it is borne by 1,872 people, or 1 in 9,065. Not including Mali this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 9 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bissan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bissan in the Hindi language | ||
| बिस्सन | bis'sana | - |
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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 Bissan
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