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 borne by more people in Chad than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Raissa or Raíssa. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Raïssa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Raïssa is the 82,447th most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,239,800 people. The last name Raïssa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Raïssa reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 56,547th most commonly occurring forename world-wide, held by 11,273 people.
The surname is most numerous in Chad, where it is held by 5,873 people, or 1 in 2,314. Other than Chad Raïssa occurs in 4 countries. It is also found 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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