Oissa Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Oissa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
The alternate forms: Oïssa (1) are calculated separately.
Oissa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oissa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oissa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻋﻮﻳﺴﻪ) is held by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Oïssa. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oissa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Oissa is the 3,017,195th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Oissa live; 55 percent live in South America and 55 percent live in Luso-South America.
The surname is most widespread in Brazil, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 9,307,580. In Brazil Oissa is most frequent in: Mato Grosso, where 39 percent are found, Paraná, where 39 percent are found and Amapá, where 4 percent are found. Not including Brazil Oissa occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 26 percent are found and Niger, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Oissa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oissa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻋﻮﻳﺴﻪ | awysh | 66.67 |
| ﺍﻋﻮﻳﺲ | awys | 33.33 |
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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
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- 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 Oissa
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