Edrissa Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Edrissa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edrissa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Edrissa (3,453) may also be a first name.

Edrissa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Edrissa occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Edrissa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Edrissa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Edrissa are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 43 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Edrissa is also the 121,010th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 3,453 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 2,307,674. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 67 percent live, Adamawa Region, where 11 percent live and Centre Region, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.

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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
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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 Edrissa
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