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 more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Garissa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Garissa is predominantly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Garissa are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 31 percent are found in Cushitic Africa.
It is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Garissa County, where 44 percent live, Kakamega County, where 44 percent live and Kiambu County, where 11 percent live. Outside of Kenya it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 25 percent live and Benin, where 6 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
- 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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