Nyessi Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Nyessi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Nyessi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyessi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyessi occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyessi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,812,366th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyessi live; 82 percent live in Central Africa and 82 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 2,076,907. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 80 percent reside, North Region, where 10 percent reside and West Region, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 9 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 Nyessi
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