Dissao Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Dissao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dissao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Dissao (4) may also be a first name.

Dissao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dissao is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Dissao.

How Common Is The Last Name Dissao? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dissao live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 4 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Dissao is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 50 percent live and North Region, where 50 percent live. Other than Cameroon it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dissaou928/
Disao9111/
Diessaho865/
Disaeo8321/
Dessao832/
Ditsao831/
Dessaho7711/
Disagio771/
Dessaou771/
Disoa7399/
Desao7335/
Dizao7313/
Dusao734/
Diçao731/
Ditsheao712/
Ditsahou712/
Dessoa6771/
Dizaou6736/
Dizaho6732/
Dushao674/
Disaua672/
Desgao672/
Dichao672/
Daixao671/
Dizzao671/
Deciao671/
Deiseo671/
Deshao671/
Detsao671/

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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 Dissao
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis