Dissala Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Dissala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dissala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon821:253,28124,740
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Dissala (242) may also be a first name.

Dissala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dissala is found most in Cameroon. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Dissala.

How Common Is The Last Name Dissala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,994,173rd most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. Dissala is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Dissala reside; 88 percent reside in Central Africa and 82 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 574,510th most common first name at a global level, borne by 242 people.

Dissala is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 253,281. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 90 percent reside, North Region, where 6 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 3 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

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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 Dissala
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