Sissé Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Sissé Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sissé Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania331:124,0877,273
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Sisse (981) & Sissè (1) are calculated separately.

Sissé (15) may also be a first name.

Sissé Last Name Facts

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

Sissé is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Sisse or Sissè. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sissé? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,808,717th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Sissé are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 15 people.

This surname is most common in Mauritania, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 124,087. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 52 percent reside, Assaba Region, where 27 percent reside and Gorgol Region, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Mauritania Sissé is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 19 percent reside and Belgium, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sisse93981/
Sissè931/
Sisé891/
Cissé8021,465/
Sissa801,940/
Sissi801,776/
Sisis8058/
Sissy8019/
Sises805/
Sessé802/
Sissay7314,066/
Suissa7311,345/
Saissi736,232/
Suisse73960/
Suissi73430/
Saisse73374/
Hsissi73348/
Soissa73112/
Sisser73111/
Sisois7390/
Saises7386/
Shissa7378/
Siesse7353/
Sijses7339/
Saissy7336/
Seises7317/
Sissis7316/
Sissea7314/
Sissai7314/
Cisssé7311/
Sissey7310/
Sieses7310/
Soisse739/
Sissio737/
Sissid737/
Sissie736/
Sissoy736/
Siessa735/
Sissii735/
Sisais734/
Scisse734/
Seissa733/
Siessi733/
Saissa733/
Sidssi732/
Sisses732/
Sisset732/
Soissi732/
Sissoa731/
Shisse731/
Ssisse731/
Sissee731/
Sisseu731/
Sissse731/
Sitsse731/
Ssissa731/
Seisse731/
Sissei731/
Soises731/
Sisa6726,587/
Sisi6723,407/
Sise673,211/
Sisy67512/
Seisser67241/
Sietses67201/
Siesser67141/
Saisset6788/
Sesé6787/
Schissi6755/
Sissaid6751/
Saissay6714/
Shishis6711/
Shisseh6710/
Sissois679/
Shisser676/
Siedses676/
Ssaissi674/
Sheissa672/
Suisses672/
Sisí672/
Sisseha671/
Seisseh671/
Suishes671/
Suishys671/
Suissea671/
Suissie671/
Suisser671/
Saissai671/
Soidsys671/
Shaissi671/
Sissess671/
Sisä671/
Sissahy671/
Shisest671/
Shuissi671/
Cisé671/
Chaissé671/
Sheissi671/
Shissei671/
Scisser670/
Saisuis670/
Sitsser670/
Sheisse670/

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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
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  • 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 Sissé
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