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
The surname Rissah (Arabic: رسه) occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Rissah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rissah? popularity and diffusion
Rissah is the 7,117,718th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Rissah are found; 43 percent are found in West Africa and 43 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Rissah is also the 1,212,820th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 65 people.
This surname is most numerous in Niger, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,397,339. In Niger Rissah is most numerous in: Tahoua Region, where 67 percent are found and Tillabéri Region, where 33 percent are found. Aside from Niger Rissah occurs 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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