Weissa Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Weissa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Weissa (14) may also be a first name.
Weissa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weissa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Weissa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻳﺲ) occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Weissa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,812,366th most prevalent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Weissa live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 45 percent live in Chadic Africa. Weissa is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 14 people.
It is most frequently held in Niger, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 3,838,403. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 40 percent reside, Tillabéri Region, where 40 percent reside and Agadez Region, where 20 percent reside. Aside from Niger this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 27 percent reside and Cameroon, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Weissa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Weissa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻳﺲ | wys | - |
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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 Weissa
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