Bissig Surname
Approximately 2,134 people bear this surname
Bissig Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1,911 | 1:4,298 | 626 |
| United States | 151 | 1:2,400,390 | 147,856 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Liechtenstein | 10 | 1:3,838 | 429 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
Bissig Demographics
Average Bissig Salary in
United States
$48,623 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bissig Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bissig Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bissig is more frequently found in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bissig? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 196,417th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 3,414,970 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Bissig live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most numerous in Switzerland, where it is borne by 1,911 people, or 1 in 4,298. In Switzerland it is most numerous in: Canton of Uri, where 50 percent live, Canton of Lucerne, where 8 percent live and Canton of Zürich, where 7 percent live. Barring Switzerland this last name exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.
Bissig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bissig has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 629 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bissig Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Bissig surname are 26.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.53% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bissig earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.69% more than the national average, earning $48,623 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.19% less than the national average, earning $44,122 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bisig | 91 | 1,781 | / |
| Baissieg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bissigue | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wissig | 83 | 310 | / |
| Bissik | 83 | 106 | / |
| Bissic | 83 | 74 | / |
| Bissix | 83 | 62 | / |
| Bisseg | 83 | 39 | / |
| Beisig | 83 | 27 | / |
| Bisigh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bessig | 83 | 0 | / |
| Bissick | 77 | 193 | / |
| Weissig | 77 | 168 | / |
| Bissict | 77 | 21 | / |
| Bhaisig | 77 | 11 | / |
| Bissiok | 77 | 8 | / |
| Bissegh | 77 | 7 | / |
| Bissiek | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bessigh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bissike | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bisssik | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bisik | 73 | 531 | / |
| Bizig | 73 | 206 | / |
| Besig | 73 | 109 | / |
| Bisic | 73 | 76 | / |
| Bäsig | 73 | 36 | / |
| Biseg | 73 | 4 | / |
| Visig | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wisig | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bisix | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bissicks | 71 | 38 | / |
| Bessigue | 71 | 15 | / |
| Bissegue | 71 | 9 | / |
| Baisigue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Biesik | 67 | 363 | / |
| Bisike | 67 | 196 | / |
| Bissex | 67 | 183 | / |
| Wessig | 67 | 153 | / |
| Bissek | 67 | 139 | / |
| Bessix | 67 | 123 | / |
| Bessik | 67 | 106 | / |
| Bisick | 67 | 55 | / |
| Weisig | 67 | 50 | / |
| Wissik | 67 | 37 | / |
| Wishig | 67 | 27 | / |
| Veisig | 67 | 26 | / |
| Biosic | 67 | 18 | / |
| Bishik | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bicieg | 67 | 15 | / |
| Beizig | 67 | 9 | / |
| Visigh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Beißig | 67 | 8 | / |
| Baizig | 67 | 7 | / |
| Besigk | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wiesig | 67 | 3 | / |
| Biscic | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bessic | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bissec | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vissic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baisik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beisic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beisik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bisesk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boisik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uitsig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Biseag | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huisig | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Bissig
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