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 surname Rissia is most common in Cameroon. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rissia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 983,245th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 27,815,061 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Rissia live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 55 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 675,152nd most commonly used forename globally, borne by 182 people.

The surname Rissia is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 258 people, or 1 in 80,500. In Cameroon Rissia is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 57 percent reside, North Region, where 23 percent reside and Centre Region, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon Rissia exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent reside and Chad, where 0 percent reside.

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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  • 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 Rissia
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