Kaissa Surname
Approximately 149 people bear this surname
Kaissa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 104 | 1:199,703 | 20,621 |
| Benin | 27 | 1:382,800 | 28,543 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Kaïssa (26) are calculated separately.
Kaissa (2,002) may also be a first name.
Kaissa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaissa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kaissa (Russian: Каисса) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Kaïssa. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaissa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,441,361st most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kaissa live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 69 percent live in Chadic Africa. Kaissa is also the 168,919th most common first name worldwide, held by 2,002 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 104 people, or 1 in 199,703. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: North Region, where 87 percent are found, Far North Region, where 13 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 18 percent are found and Algeria, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kaissa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kaissa in the Russian language | ||
| Каисса | kaissa | - |
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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 Kaissa
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