Raïssa Surname
Approximately 5,878 people bear this surname
Raïssa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 5,873 | 1:2,314 | 417 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
The alternate forms: Raissa (3,572) & Raíssa (11) are calculated separately.
Raïssa (11,273) may also be a first name.
Raïssa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raïssa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Raïssa is most common in Chad. It may also appear as a variant: Raissa or Raíssa. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Raïssa? popularity and diffusion
Raïssa is the 82,447th most numerous surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,239,800 people. The last name Raïssa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Raïssa live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 56,547th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 11,273 people.
The last name Raïssa is most commonly occurring in Chad, where it is carried by 5,873 people, or 1 in 2,314. Aside from Chad this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in France, where 0 percent are found and Belgium, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Raïssa
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