Kissang Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kissang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kissang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724

Kissang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kissang has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kissang? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,909,720th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. Kissang is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kissang reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Kissang is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa, where 97 percent reside and Delta, where 3 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 11 percent reside and Cameroon, where 7 percent reside.

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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 Kissang
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