Lissassi Surname

285,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,344 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Lissassi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lissassi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1,1471:9,0111,250
Congo1431:34,8893,404
Ivory Coast421:549,31516,834
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Lissassi (1,051) may also be a first name.

Lissassi Last Name Facts

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

Lissassi occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lissassi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 285,960th most frequent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 5,422,281 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lissassi are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 246,979th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 1,051 people.

The last name is most widely held in Benin, where it is borne by 1,147 people, or 1 in 9,011. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Atlantique Department, where 47 percent reside, Zou Department, where 21 percent reside and Mono Department, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Benin this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 11 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lisssassi942/
Lissasssi942/
Lissassie941/
Lissasi933/
Lissossi88242/
Lessassi8894/
Lissasse887/
Lisasi863,430/
Luisassis821/
Lisiasi80306/
Lisashi8022/
Lussasi806/
Lusassi801/
Lisassa801/
Lissase801/
Lussasse7549/
Laisiasi7511/
Letsassi751/
Lessasse750/
Lesassie750/
Lusasi712,866/
Lisase71479/
Lesasi7171/
Lisasa7158/
Lessausse7141/
Lisosa7122/
Lessoussi712/
Lessasier710/
Lushasi67291/
Lusashi6734/
Litsase671/
Lissaze671/
Lisiasa671/
Lusaasi671/
Letsasi671/
Lesasse671/
Lishazi671/
Leshasi671/
Lisesse671/

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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
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  • 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 Lissassi
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