Shishay Surname
Approximately 8,053 people bear this surname
Shishay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 8,049 | 1:12,119 | 1,773 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shishay (7,337) may also be a first name.
Shishay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shishay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shishay is found most in Ethiopia. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shishay? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 62,347th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 904,948 people. The surname Shishay occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shishay are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Shishay is also the 75,218th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 7,337 people.
Shishay is most common in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 8,049 people, or 1 in 12,119. Not including Ethiopia this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 0 percent are found and Switzerland, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Shishay
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