Guissama Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Guissama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guissama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon781:266,27025,687
Niger131:1,476,30930,154

Guissama (99) may also be a first name.

Guissama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guissama is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Guissama? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,955,159th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Guissama reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Guissama is also the 951,070th most common given name worldwide. It is borne by 99 people.

The last name Guissama is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 266,270. In Cameroon Guissama is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 97 percent live, Littoral Region, where 1 percent live and North Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Cameroon it exists in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guisama9330/
Quissama882,378/
Guessama88133/
Gaissama881/
Ghissama881/
Gisama865/
Guessasma82413/
Guissouma8235/
Guissaimo8210/
Quisama80131/
Gissamo8066/
Guizama8011/
Gessama807/
Guisamo802/
Goisama801/
Gisaama801/
Guesama801/
Gishama801/
Gueissouma781/
Guesasma7558/
Quisamas7546/
Ngessama7526/
Quissoma759/
Gidsamai753/
Gessasma751/
Guyshama751/
Guisaimo751/
Gisamo71370/
Gesama71195/
Guessouma7122/
Gbissouma7121/
Ng'essama716/
Gizama714/
Ghessasma714/
Gixama711/
Quissamos711/
Guessamou711/
Quizama67237/
Gishoma6753/
Kuisoma6727/
Guessamoth679/
Gichama677/
Quiçama674/
Getsama672/
Gesamha672/
Gesamas671/
Guizamo671/
Quixama671/
Gishamo671/
Quesama671/
Gesamma671/

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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 Guissama
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