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

Dissao occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dissao? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Dissao occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dissao are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most frequent forename on earth, held by 4 people.

The surname Dissao is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most common in: Centre Region, where 50 percent live and North Region, where 50 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this last name exists in one country. It is also common 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
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