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
Nawissa occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nawissa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nawissa is the 497,277th most common last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 10,991,774 people. The surname Nawissa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nawissa live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Chadic Africa. Nawissa is also the 1,321,957th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 56 people.
The surname Nawissa is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 652 people, or 1 in 31,854. In Cameroon Nawissa is most prevalent in: North Region, where 93 percent live, Far North Region, where 4 percent live and Centre Region, where 3 percent live. Other than Cameroon Nawissa is found in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 2 percent live.
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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