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
The last name Brakissa is found most in The Ivory Coast. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brakissa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Brakissa is the 1,104,724th most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 32,975,321 people. Brakissa is primarily found in Africa, where 69 percent of Brakissa reside; 69 percent reside in West Africa and 46 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 79,924th most commonly occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 6,687 people.
The last name is most common in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 209 people, or 1 in 110,389. In The Ivory Coast Brakissa is most prevalent in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 33 percent are found, Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 21 percent are found and Woroba District, where 10 percent are found. Beside The Ivory Coast it is found in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 5 percent are found.
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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