Koissa Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Koissa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
The alternate forms: Koïssa (2) are calculated separately.
Koissa (26) may also be a first name.
Koissa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koissa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Koissa is borne by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Koïssa. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Koissa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Koissa are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Koissa is also the 2,084,397th most numerous forename world-wide It is held by 26 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin Koissa is most frequent in: Donga Department, where 50 percent reside and Zou Department, where 50 percent reside. Not including Benin this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 25 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 13 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 Koissa
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