Wissa Surname
Approximately 5,077 people bear this surname
Wissa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 3,844 | 1:23,917 | 2,699 |
| Tanzania | 616 | 1:85,944 | 8,725 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| United States | 188 | 1:1,927,973 | 124,806 |
| Canada | 49 | 1:751,951 | 59,756 |
| France | 30 | 1:2,214,091 | 176,965 |
| Austria | 24 | 1:354,810 | 38,119 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Lebanon | 6 | 1:939,514 | 16,645 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Wissa (380) may also be a first name.
Wissa Demographics
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Wissa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wissa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wissa (Arabic: يصا, Hindi: विस्सा) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wissa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 93,889th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,435,404 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Wissa reside; 76 percent reside in North Africa and 76 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Wissa is also the 444,827th most frequent first name internationally, held by 380 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is held by 3,844 people, or 1 in 23,917. Excluding Egypt this last name occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 12 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent reside.
Wissa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Wissa surname is chiefly Greek Orthodox (67%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Wissa surname are 20.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.65% registered with the political party.
The amount Wissa earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 36.38% more than the national average, earning $58,847 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.56% more than the national average, earning $60,892 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wissa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wissa in the Hindi language | ||
| विस्सा | vis'sa | - |
| Wissa in the Arabic language | ||
| يصا | ysa | - |
| ويصا | wysa | - |
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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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- 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 Wissa
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