Rissasi Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Rissasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rissasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Rissasi (22) may also be a first name.

Rissasi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rissasi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Rissasi is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rissasi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Rissasi are found; 71 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Rissasi is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 22 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dodoma Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rissassi9328/
Rissashi931/
Risasi923,161/
Rhissassi88659/
Risassi864/
Risashi862/
Rissasy861/
Risiasi861/
Rhisausi805/
Rishashi801/
Raisasih801/
Risase7773/
Rusasi7755/
Risaci773/
Risasy772/
Resasi772/
Rizasi771/
Ressaïssi751/
Rushasi7198/
Riciasi711/
Rusassi711/
Rusaasi711/
Reseasi711/
Risadji711/
Ressosi711/
Reissahaji711/
Resiasih6759/
Rishashe671/
Rissager671/

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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 Rissasi
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