Garissa Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Garissa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Garissa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Garissa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Garissa occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Garissa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Garissa reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 31 percent reside in Cushitic Africa.
The surname Garissa is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Garissa County, where 44 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 44 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 11 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 25 percent are found and Benin, where 6 percent are found.
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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 Garissa
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