Nawissa Surname
Approximately 663 people bear this surname
Nawissa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 652 | 1:31,854 | 4,298 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
Nawissa (56) may also be a first name.
Nawissa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nawissa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nawissa occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nawissa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nawissa is the 497,277th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,991,774 people. The surname Nawissa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nawissa live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most frequently occurring given name on earth It is held by 56 people.
Nawissa is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 652 people, or 1 in 31,854. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: North Region, where 93 percent are found, Far North Region, where 4 percent are found and Centre Region, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon it exists in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nawaissa | 93 | 2 | / |
| Nawisa | 92 | 15 | / |
| Nawisah | 86 | 29 | / |
| Nabissa | 86 | 6 | / |
| Nawises | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nawessa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nawisha | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nawisat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nawissi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gnavissa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Nabissai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gnawissi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nawaisha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Navisa | 77 | 673 | / |
| Nabisa | 77 | 552 | / |
| Nawesa | 77 | 542 | / |
| Nawiso | 77 | 123 | / |
| Nawisi | 77 | 9 | / |
| Nawusa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Nawaissou | 75 | 6 | / |
| Navisseau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nawiset | 71 | 1,095 | / |
| Navisah | 71 | 372 | / |
| Nawicha | 71 | 235 | / |
| Navises | 71 | 178 | / |
| Nawisit | 71 | 166 | / |
| Nawessi | 71 | 146 | / |
| Navisha | 71 | 120 | / |
| Nabissi | 71 | 103 | / |
| Naweses | 71 | 94 | / |
| Nabisha | 71 | 83 | / |
| Navisso | 71 | 34 | / |
| Naweesa | 71 | 21 | / |
| Nawesaa | 71 | 16 | / |
| Navisse | 71 | 13 | / |
| Navissi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Nnawusa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Navisis | 71 | 8 | / |
| Novaisa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nawaiza | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nabisaa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nabisso | 71 | 2 | / |
| Navisat | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nawisih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nabhisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nobaisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nabaisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nawessy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nawaysa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nawaise | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nawoiza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Navisoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Navisay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Navessa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naawesa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nawichai | 67 | 231 | / |
| Nawaiseh | 67 | 35 | / |
| Nabeessa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Naweshah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nabissou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nabessai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nhabisha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nabhisha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nhawusha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nabishea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neyuissa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nawessou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nawaisge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naibaisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Navishah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nabaisha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noiwisai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nawissa
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