Rissia Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Rissia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rissia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2581:80,5009,858
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rissia (182) may also be a first name.

Rissia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rissia is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rissia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 983,245th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 27,815,061 people. Rissia occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Rissia live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 55 percent live in Chadic Africa. Rissia is also the 675,152nd most widespread first name on earth It is held by 182 people.

The last name Rissia is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 258 people, or 1 in 80,500. In Cameroon Rissia is most common in: Far North Region, where 57 percent live, North Region, where 23 percent live and Centre Region, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent live and Chad, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rissias921/
Risia9166/
Ruissias861/
Ressia831,241/
Russia83935/
Rissio83154/
Rishia8313/
Risias839/
Risgia833/
Reisia832/
Ritsia831/
Risiea831/
Riscia831/
Ryssia831/
Rissea830/
Rischia77232/
Rissios7727/
Ressiah7711/
Roisiah7710/
Russiah779/
Risaiya775/
Hraisia771/
Risuiya771/
Russhia770/
Rusia732,864/
Resia73254/
Risya7373/
Risea7313/
Rixia734/
Risja732/
Rísia731/
Ruisseau71186/
Risaiyad711/
Risyad67956/
Rescia67689/
Rusiah67364/
Rushia67167/
Ressio67113/
Russio6778/
Rishya6772/
Rišiaň6772/
Raisya6771/
Risyat6762/
Resias6741/
Risjad6739/
Rishea6736/
Risjah6736/
Risyah6733/
Reusia6727/
Rhusia6722/
Ruixia6715/
Reisya6714/
Resiah6712/
Richia679/
Rehsia678/
Resiha678/
Riziha676/
Riscio675/
Russja675/
Reshia675/
Reszia674/
Risjat673/
Rusiha673/
Risgoiyah672/
Risieo672/
Riseau671/
Risseo671/
Ríssio671/
Rishio671/
Réssio671/
Ressya671/
Resiea671/
Rusiea671/
Rysias671/
Resgia671/
Risciò671/
Retsia671/
Reasia671/
Hressiach671/
Rhesia671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rissia
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