Waissa Surname
Approximately 269 people bear this surname
Waissa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 170 | 1:122,171 | 13,957 |
| Niger | 96 | 1:199,917 | 6,754 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Waissa (552) may also be a first name.
Waissa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waissa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waissa is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waissa? popularity and diffusion
Waissa is the 966,131st most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Waissa are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Waissa is also the 358,282nd most commonly held forename on earth, held by 552 people.
The last name Waissa is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 170 people, or 1 in 122,171. In Cameroon Waissa is most frequent in: North Region, where 98 percent reside, Far North Region, where 1 percent reside and Centre Region, where 1 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 36 percent reside and Angola, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Waissa
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