Hissay Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Hissay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 20 | 1:220,427 | 14,169 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
Hissay (220) may also be a first name.
Hissay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hissay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hissay occurs most in Liberia. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hissay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,307,654th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. Hissay is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hissay reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 608,246th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 220 people.
It is most common in Liberia, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 220,427. In Liberia it is most numerous in: Lofa County, where 90 percent live, Margibi County, where 5 percent live and Montserrado County, where 5 percent live. Other than Liberia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 5 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 Hissay
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