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
Maïssa is found in Gabon more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Maissa. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maïssa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 560,645th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 12,875,523 people. The surname Maïssa is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Maïssa live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most prevalent forename globally. It is borne by 51 people.
The last name Maïssa is most commonly used in Gabon, where it is held by 556 people, or 1 in 3,398. Barring Gabon this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in France, where 1 percent live and Benin, where 0 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 Maïssa
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