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
Average Wissa Salary in
United States
$58,847 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wissa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wissa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wissa (Arabic: يصا, Hindi: विस्सा) occurs most in Egypt. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wissa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 93,889th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,435,404 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Wissa live; 76 percent live in North Africa and 76 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Wissa is also the 444,827th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 380 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is borne by 3,844 people, or 1 in 23,917. Outside of Egypt this surname exists in 30 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 12 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent live.
Wissa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Wissa last name is primarily Greek Orthodox (67%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Wissa are 20.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.65% registered with the 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
- 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 Wissa
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