Bissau Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Bissau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Bissau (15) may also be a first name.
Bissau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bissau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bissau (Hindi: बिस्सौ) is most common in Portugal. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bissau? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,530,696th most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. Bissau is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Bissau live; 66 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 66 percent live in Iberian Europe. Bissau is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 15 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Portugal, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 274,164. Besides Portugal it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.
Bissau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bissau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bissau surname contracted 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bissau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bissau in the Hindi language | ||
| बिस्सौ | bis'sau | - |
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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 Bissau
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