Rissah Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Rissah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rissah (65) may also be a first name.
Rissah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rissah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rissah (Arabic: رسه) occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Rissah.
How Common Is The Last Name Rissah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rissah is the 7,117,718th most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Rissah occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Rissah live; 43 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Chadic Africa. Rissah is also the 1,212,820th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 65 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Niger, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 6,397,339. In Niger Rissah is primarily found in: Tahoua Region, where 67 percent are found and Tillabéri Region, where 33 percent are found. Beside Niger it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 14 percent are found and The Marshall Islands, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rissah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rissah in the Arabic language | ||
| رسه | rsh | - |
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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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- 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 Rissah
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