Sissao Surname
Approximately 6,899 people bear this surname
Sissao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 5,135 | 1:3,574 | 441 |
| Mali | 1,613 | 1:10,520 | 529 |
| Senegal | 92 | 1:158,471 | 1,278 |
| Ivory Coast | 53 | 1:435,306 | 14,482 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sissao (294) may also be a first name.
Sissao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sissao Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sissao has its highest incidence in Burkina Faso. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sissao? popularity and diffusion
Sissao is the 71,560th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,056,319 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sissao live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 69 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 514,566th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 294 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 5,135 people, or 1 in 3,574. In Burkina Faso it is mostly found in: Plateau-Central Region, where 36 percent are found, Centre Region, where 19 percent are found and Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 17 percent are found. Barring Burkina Faso Sissao is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Mali, where 23 percent are found and Senegal, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sisssao | 92 | 13 | / |
| Sissaho | 92 | 10 | / |
| Sissaou | 92 | 2 | / |
| Sisao | 91 | 24 | / |
| Cissao | 83 | 3,080 | / |
| Sisseo | 83 | 235 | / |
| Saisao | 83 | 198 | / |
| Sessao | 83 | 4 | / |
| Sisaho | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sishao | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sissoa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sisaou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sissoho | 77 | 1,979 | / |
| Sessaou | 77 | 18 | / |
| Shishao | 77 | 7 | / |
| Cissaou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sisseha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gisao | 73 | 17 | / |
| Cisao | 73 | 4 | / |
| Siseo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sizao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sisoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sesao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sissojho | 71 | 28 | / |
| Sissohoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sissehou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sichao | 67 | 178 | / |
| Chisao | 67 | 108 | / |
| Sisoho | 67 | 87 | / |
| Jaisao | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sizaho | 67 | 5 | / |
| Seesao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gisaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seiseo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jisaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saysao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cessao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sisuio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sesaoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Setsao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shizao | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sissao
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