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 surname Salissa is most common in Niger. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Salissa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Salissa is the 4,116,508th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Salissa live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Chadic Africa. Salissa is also the 821,896th most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 128 people.
The surname Salissa is most commonly used in Niger, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 1,010,106. In Niger Salissa is most numerous in: Maradi Region, where 68 percent live, Zinder Region, where 21 percent live and Diffa Region, where 5 percent live. Besides Niger this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 9 percent live and Algeria, where 4 percent live.
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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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