Morissa Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Morissa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Morissa (318) may also be a first name.
Morissa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Morissa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Morissa is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Morissa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Morissa is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Morissa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Morissa reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 492,367th most common first name globally, borne by 318 people.
The surname is most widespread in Benin, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,476,515. In Benin Morissa is primarily found in: Collines Department, where 100 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Morissa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis