Hiisa Surname
Approximately 1,648 people bear this surname
Hiisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,645 | 1:23,732 | 3,418 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Hiisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hiisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hiisa is most common in Uganda. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hiisa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 242,266th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 4,422,055 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hiisa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,645 people, or 1 in 23,732. In Uganda Hiisa is most frequent in: Butaleja District, where 75 percent live, Mayuge District, where 5 percent live and Budaka District, where 4 percent live. Excluding Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 0 percent live and Switzerland, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiissa | 91 | 83 | / |
| Hihisa | 91 | 35 | / |
| Khiisa | 91 | 33 | / |
| Chiisa | 91 | 7 | / |
| Hiisha | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iisa | 89 | 1,150 | / |
| Chiisai | 83 | 6 | / |
| Chiisha | 83 | 4 | / |
| Chihisa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Hijaisa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chiitsa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Iisat | 80 | 589 | / |
| Iisah | 80 | 161 | / |
| Iissa | 80 | 58 | / |
| Giisa | 80 | 24 | / |
| Ihisa | 80 | 22 | / |
| Hiiso | 80 | 13 | / |
| Iisaa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Jhisa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hiysa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hiiza | 80 | 3 | / |
| Jiisa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Iisha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Uhisa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Iisau | 80 | 2 | / |
| Iisia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ieisa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hiisi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ehisa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hiesa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hjisa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iisad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yiisa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hyisa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chihuisa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Chiisaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chiesa | 73 | 25,580 | / |
| Iehisa | 73 | 209 | / |
| Chiiza | 73 | 68 | / |
| Ehigia | 73 | 15 | / |
| Uehisa | 73 | 14 | / |
| Hiyosa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Gioisa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Jijisa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ieisha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ehisha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Iishau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Chiise | 73 | 2 | / |
| Giissa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hijise | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ihisha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ehissa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khiiza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yiisau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yiisha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ehitsa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hjisha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hiysat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khiysa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iitsah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iise | 67 | 925 | / |
| Chiessa | 67 | 344 | / |
| Iysa | 67 | 248 | / |
| Iesa | 67 | 155 | / |
| Iisi | 67 | 29 | / |
| Iica | 67 | 15 | / |
| Iija | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hiiesoo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hiissey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iiza | 67 | 3 | / |
| Iishaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khehisa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ehiogia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hjisaid | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chihiza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ehisuoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chietsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chihica | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiesha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iiso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujhisah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giuisai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giishaa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Hiisa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis