Moïssa Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Moïssa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 88 | 1:46,533 | 3,461 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
The alternate forms: Moissa (1,358) are calculated separately.
Moïssa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moïssa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Moïssa is found in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Moissa. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Moïssa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,980,395th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Moïssa reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The surname Moïssa is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 46,533. In Mauritania Moïssa is most numerous in: Adrar Region, where 49 percent reside, Brakna Region, where 30 percent reside and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Mauritania Moïssa exists in one country. It is also found in The Congo, where 1 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
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