Brakissa Surname
Approximately 221 people bear this surname
Brakissa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 209 | 1:110,389 | 5,588 |
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
Brakissa (6,687) may also be a first name.
Brakissa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brakissa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Brakissa occurs more in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Brakissa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brakissa? popularity and diffusion
Brakissa is the 1,104,724th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 32,975,321 people. The last name Brakissa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Brakissa live; 69 percent live in West Africa and 46 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 79,924th most commonly used forename globally. It is borne by 6,687 people.
Brakissa is most prevalent in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 209 people, or 1 in 110,389. In The Ivory Coast Brakissa is primarily found in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 33 percent reside, Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 21 percent reside and Woroba District, where 10 percent reside. Not including The Ivory Coast Brakissa is found in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brakessa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Brakessi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Brakishee | 71 | 0 | / |
| Brackesy | 63 | 23 | / |
| Broquisa | 63 | 7 | / |
| Brookise | 63 | 3 | / |
| Brokesse | 63 | 2 | / |
| Brequisa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Braquiso | 63 | 1 | / |
| Brackheiser | 63 | 0 | / |
| Brackice | 63 | 0 | / |
| Broquisse | 59 | 15 | / |
| Brocquisa | 59 | 9 | / |
| Brackesey | 59 | 1 | / |
| Brouquisse | 56 | 70 | / |
| Brookhiser | 56 | 53 | / |
| Braccischi | 56 | 13 | / |
| V'Reikisse | 56 | 6 | / |
| Vr'eikisse | 56 | 1 | / |
| Braccishci | 56 | 1 | / |
| Brockhiser | 56 | 0 | / |
| Bracuso | 53 | 97 | / |
| Brookhuiser | 53 | 0 | / |
| Brockheiser | 53 | 0 | / |
| Brookheiser | 53 | 0 | / |
| Broquesa | 50 | 70 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Brakissa
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