Lissam Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Lissam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 37 | 1:561,326 | 43,620 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Lissam (13) may also be a first name.
Lissam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lissam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lissam is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lissam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lissam is the 2,979,664th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname Lissam is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lissam reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 47 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held forename world-wide. It is borne by 13 people.
The surname Lissam is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 561,326. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 57 percent live, Littoral Region, where 41 percent live and North Region, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 12 percent live and Algeria, where 2 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 Lissam
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