Bissao Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Bissao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 28 | 1:520,691 | 2,209 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Bissao (108) may also be a first name.
Bissao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bissao Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bissao occurs in Senegal more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bissao? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bissao is the 3,055,934th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name Bissao occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Bissao live; 73 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Bissao is also the 904,892nd most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 108 people.
The last name Bissao is most frequently used in Senegal, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 520,691. In Senegal it is mostly concentrated in: Ziguinchor Region, where 89 percent live, Dakar Region, where 7 percent live and Thiès Region, where 4 percent live. Other than Senegal this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 22 percent live and Cameroon, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bissaou | 92 | 12 | / |
| Bisao | 91 | 57 | / |
| Bissagio | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bissaoud | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bissahou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Boisseao | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bessao | 83 | 97 | / |
| Bishao | 83 | 12 | / |
| Bisaho | 83 | 10 | / |
| Bisaoi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Bissoa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Baisao | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bisaop | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bisaos | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bessaou | 77 | 348 | / |
| Bissoua | 77 | 151 | / |
| Bissoha | 77 | 50 | / |
| Bisagio | 77 | 49 | / |
| Bishaho | 77 | 26 | / |
| Bisso'o | 77 | 24 | / |
| Baisaho | 77 | 7 | / |
| Baishao | 77 | 5 | / |
| Bessaho | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wissaou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beisseo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bissoho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bissaua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Besao | 73 | 1,136 | / |
| Bizao | 73 | 130 | / |
| Visao | 73 | 53 | / |
| Bisoa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bixao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bessaoud | 71 | 4,397 | / |
| Vissagio | 71 | 6 | / |
| Boisseua | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bessauod | 71 | 1 | / |
| Biessoua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boissooh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beissouo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Béssaoud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Visaho | 67 | 98 | / |
| Bichao | 67 | 91 | / |
| Bizaou | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bisoua | 67 | 10 | / |
| Baisoa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bessoa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Baixao | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bisoho | 67 | 3 | / |
| Biso'o | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boiseo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boisoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Besiao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bisioo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhissayya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baiseo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beasao | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Bissao
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