Lissu Surname
Approximately 5,164 people bear this surname
Lissu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5,157 | 1:10,266 | 1,327 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lissu (118) may also be a first name.
Lissu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lissu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lissu (Hindi: लिस्सू) is most common in Tanzania. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lissu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 92,519th most numerous family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,411,221 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lissu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 859,937th most numerous forename in the world, borne by 118 people.
Lissu is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 5,157 people, or 1 in 10,266. In Tanzania Lissu is mostly found in: Singida Region, where 68 percent are found, Manyara Region, where 9 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 6 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 0 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lissu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lissu in the Hindi language | ||
| लिस्सू | lis'su | 80 |
| लीस्सू | lis'su | 20 |
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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 Lissu
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