Bissie Surname
Approximately 1,748 people bear this surname
Bissie Surname Definition:
BISSIE: Andrew Bissie in Milntoune of Anstruther, 1592 (St. Andrews). David Bissie, heir of Thomas Bissie in Mylnetoun of Pettinweim, 1651 (Retours, Fife, 1588).
Bissie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 845 | 1:27,303 | 1,908 |
| Cameroon | 607 | 1:34,216 | 4,606 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Bissié (2) are calculated separately.
Bissie (594) may also be a first name.
Bissie Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
BISSIE: Andrew Bissie in Milntoune of Anstruther, 1592 (St. Andrews). David Bissie, heir of Thomas Bissie in Mylnetoun of Pettinweim, 1651 (Retours, Fife, 1588).
Bissie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bissie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bissie occurs more in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Bissié. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bissie? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bissie is the 231,254th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,169,077 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Bissie reside; 53 percent reside in West Africa and 52 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bissie is also the 343,155th most common first name worldwide, borne by 594 people.
This surname is most common in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 845 people, or 1 in 27,303. In The Ivory Coast it is most prevalent in: Comoé District, where 71 percent are found, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 24 percent are found and Lagunes District, where 2 percent are found. Not including The Ivory Coast this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 35 percent are found and Ghana, where 16 percent are found.
Bissie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bissie has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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Footnotes
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