Salissa Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Salissa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 19 | 1:1,010,106 | 22,252 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Salissa (128) may also be a first name.
Salissa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salissa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Salissa is found most in Niger. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salissa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,116,508th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Salissa occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Salissa are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 821,896th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 128 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Niger, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 1,010,106. In Niger Salissa is primarily found in: Maradi Region, where 68 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 21 percent reside and Diffa Region, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Niger this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 9 percent reside and Algeria, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Salissa
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