Bissiriou Surname

275,753rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Bissiriou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bissiriou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1,3731:7,5281,027
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
France31:22,140,907385,998
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Bissiriou (148) may also be a first name.

Bissiriou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bissiriou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Bissiriou is most common in Benin. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bissiriou? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 275,753rd most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,179,492 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bissiriou reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bissiriou is also the 757,758th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 148 people.

Bissiriou is most commonly held in Benin, where it is held by 1,373 people, or 1 in 7,528. In Benin Bissiriou is mostly found in: Plateau Department, where 48 percent reside, Ouémé Department, where 28 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 19 percent reside. Besides Benin Bissiriou is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Gabon, where 1 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bissirihou955/
Bisiriou944/
Bissiryou891/
Bisiriu88327/
Bisiriuy825/
Bisiriuu824/
Bisiriju823/
Bisirihu821/
Bisiryu7545/
Bisiruyu7134/
Bisireyu714/
Beseriu634/
Viziroiu591/
Beceriu504/

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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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  • 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 Bissiriou
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