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 borne by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Morissa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Morissa is the 7,117,718th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Morissa are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Morissa is also the 492,367th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 318 people.
The surname is most common in Benin, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 1,476,515. In Benin Morissa is mostly concentrated in: Collines Department, where 100 percent reside.
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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 Morissa
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