Heissa Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Heissa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Heissa (51) may also be a first name.
Heissa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Heissa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Heissa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻴﺲ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Heissa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Heissa are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Heissa is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly held forename throughout the world It is held by 51 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 1,364,954. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Brakna Region, where 100 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Heissa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Heissa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﻴﺲ | hys | - |
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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
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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 Heissa
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