Sissaoui Surname

93,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Sissaoui Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sissaoui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria4,6441:8,3191,433
Morocco4431:77,82413,257
France321:2,075,710171,237
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sissaoui Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sissaoui Come From? nationality or country of origin

Sissaoui is found in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sissaoui? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sissaoui is the 93,083rd most widely held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,420,574 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sissaoui are found; 99 percent are found in North Africa and 99 percent are found in Mahgreb.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Algeria, where it is borne by 4,644 people, or 1 in 8,319. In Algeria Sissaoui is primarily found in: Jijel Province, where 51 percent are found, Souk Ahras Province, where 19 percent are found and Skikda Province, where 17 percent are found. Besides Algeria this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 9 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sissaouyi944/
Seissaoui941/
Sisaoui936/
Sessaoui881/
Cissaoui881/
Sisiaoui881/
Saisaoui881/
Zessaoui751/
Zizaoui67320/
Zaizaoui634/
Chichaoui59870/
Zezaoui531/
Zayzaoui509/

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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
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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 Sissaoui
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