Maïssa Surname
Approximately 566 people bear this surname
Maïssa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabon | 556 | 1:3,398 | 592 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
The alternate forms: Maissa (1,457) are calculated separately.
Maïssa (51) may also be a first name.
Maïssa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maïssa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maïssa is found in Gabon more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Maissa. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maïssa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Maïssa is the 560,645th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 12,875,523 people. The surname Maïssa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Maïssa reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Maïssa is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 51 people.
The surname Maïssa is most frequently used in Gabon, where it is carried by 556 people, or 1 in 3,398. Without taking into account Gabon Maïssa occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in France, where 1 percent are found and Benin, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Maïssa
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