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
The last name Bissau (Hindi: बिस्सौ) occurs in Portugal more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bissau? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,530,696th most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Bissau reside; 66 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 66 percent reside in Iberian Europe. Bissau is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 15 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Portugal, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 274,164. Outside of Portugal this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common 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 through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bissau last name declined 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
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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 Bissau
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