Nyissa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Nyissa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nyissa (21) may also be a first name.
Nyissa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyissa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyissa occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nyissa.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyissa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Nyissa live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 21 people.
It is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Nyissa is most common in: Centre Region, where 100 percent are found. Not including Cameroon it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyisa | 91 | 6 | / |
| Neyuissa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nahyissa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Niessa | 83 | 196 | / |
| Nyessa | 83 | 7 | / |
| Nyisha | 83 | 6 | / |
| Nyisia | 83 | 5 | / |
| Njissa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nyissi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyisoa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyisai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gnaissa | 77 | 636 | / |
| Niessoa | 77 | 54 | / |
| Njissah | 77 | 38 | / |
| Nyitsse | 77 | 21 | / |
| Nyiesha | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nyidsha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyishaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Niesa | 73 | 73 | / |
| Niisa | 73 | 61 | / |
| Nyisi | 73 | 28 | / |
| Njisa | 73 | 17 | / |
| Nyesa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Nhisa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Niysa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nyise | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngiissaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nayiesha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niessi | 67 | 249 | / |
| Niesse | 67 | 140 | / |
| Ngessa | 67 | 125 | / |
| Niesas | 67 | 84 | / |
| Njessa | 67 | 82 | / |
| Niesha | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gnessa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Njisah | 67 | 24 | / |
| Noyiessie | 67 | 24 | / |
| Nyesah | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gniesa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nyishi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nyesha | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nyessi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nyisho | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nyesoa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Niisha | 67 | 8 | / |
| Niisat | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nyitso | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nyishe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nieses | 67 | 5 | / |
| Neisah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Njisse | 67 | 3 | / |
| Njitsa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nyesse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njeisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyesai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niisah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niesso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njisso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niesad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niesat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niesai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njissi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noyuissie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngiesa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyecia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyiseh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyeses | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyiesi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyoisi | 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 Nyissa
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