Nahissa Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Nahissa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nahissa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger271:710,81516,981
Burkina Faso111:1,668,37313,584
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Nahissa (1,512) may also be a first name.

Nahissa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nahissa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Nahissa occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nahissa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,141,416th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Nahissa are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 199,808th most common forename throughout the world, held by 1,512 people.

The surname Nahissa is most widely held in Niger, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 710,815. In Niger it is most frequent in: Zinder Region, where 85 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 11 percent reside. Barring Niger it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 28 percent reside and Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nahyissa931/
Nahisa9219/
Nahisad861/
Na'issa861/
Nauissa861/
Nahisha861/
Naessa7738/
Nahesa777/
Nahiso771/
Ngahissou751/
Noaisad7146/
Ngahisyoha7131/
Neaisha7111/
Nohisoa711/
Ñahuisa711/
Naeisah711/
Nouissa711/
Nahesha711/
Naesa67423/
Noaishad6778/
Nouaisia674/
Nouissat672/
Ngaheisyoha671/
Nahahiso671/
Neaishad671/
Nauishad671/

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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 Nahissa
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