Bisson Surname
Approximately 25,817 people bear this surname
Bisson Surname Definition:
= Biss (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -on.
Bisson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 9,807 | 1:3,757 | 496 |
| France | 8,282 | 1:8,020 | 692 |
| United States | 4,565 | 1:79,400 | 9,065 |
| Italy | 770 | 1:79,424 | 13,880 |
| England | 456 | 1:122,189 | 12,328 |
| Jersey | 322 | 1:308 | 5 |
| Brazil | 319 | 1:671,079 | 24,765 |
| Argentina | 288 | 1:148,415 | 12,548 |
| Germany | 242 | 1:332,667 | 32,901 |
| Guernsey | 206 | 1:313 | 28 |
| Australia | 117 | 1:230,732 | 21,761 |
| Haiti | 69 | 1:154,839 | 6,504 |
| South Africa | 40 | 1:1,354,443 | 73,245 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Thailand | 32 | 1:2,207,448 | 250,768 |
| Switzerland | 28 | 1:293,318 | 23,433 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:243,355 | 12,191 |
| Belgium | 22 | 1:522,575 | 50,051 |
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 1:238,333 | 22,631 |
| Northern Ireland | 16 | 1:115,315 | 6,804 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 9 | 1:711 | 158 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 1:170,497 | 8,814 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Jamaica | 7 | 1:409,992 | 9,090 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey | 387 | 1:134 | 2 |
| Guernsey | 102 | 1:320 | 48 |
| England | 55 | 1:443,189 | 25,511 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 161 | 1:311,917 | 24,534 |
The alternate forms: Bissón (3) are calculated separately.
Bisson (145) may also be a first name.
Bisson Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Biss (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -on.
Bisson Demographics
Bisson Political Affiliation
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Bisson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bisson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bisson (Hindi: बिस्सों, Russian: Биссон) is carried by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Bissón. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bisson? popularity and diffusion
It is the 21,120th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 282,277 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Bisson live; 55 percent live in North America and 31 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Bisson is also the 766,399th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 145 people.
The surname is most widely held in Canada, where it is carried by 9,807 people, or 1 in 3,757. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Quebec, where 72 percent live, Ontario, where 19 percent live and Alberta, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Canada this surname occurs in 71 countries. It also occurs in France, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.
Bisson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bisson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bisson last name grew 2,835 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 829 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bisson Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Bisson surname are 5.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.02% being registered with the political party.
The amount Bisson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 8.19% less than the national average, earning €27,570 per year; in South Africa they earn 85.58% less than the national average, earning R 34,272 per year; in United States they earn 6.86% more than the national average, earning $46,111 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.18% less than the national average, earning $43,632 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bisson Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bisson in the Hindi language | ||
| बिस्सों | bis'som | - |
| Bisson in the Russian language | ||
| Биссон | bisson | - |
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