Deissa Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Deissa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 10 | 1:409,486 | 16,302 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Deissa (11) may also be a first name.
Deissa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Deissa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Deissa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻳﺲ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Deissa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Deissa is the 5,391,485th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Deissa reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Deissa is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 11 people.
The surname Deissa is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 409,486. In Mauritania Deissa is primarily found in: Gorgol Region, where 70 percent live, Hodh Chargui Region, where 10 percent live and Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 10 percent live. Other than Mauritania it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 15 percent live and Syria, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Deissa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Deissa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻳﺲ | dys | 83.33 |
| ﺩﻳﺴﻰ | dysy | 16.67 |
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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 Deissa
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