Wissal Surname

448,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Wissal Surname User-submission:

In the Arabic language, the surname Wissal denotes strong connections and relationships between people.

Wissal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco7161:48,1517,863
Tunisia281:21,8083,430
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Wissal (13,564) may also be a first name.

Wissal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In the Arabic language, the surname Wissal denotes strong connections and relationships between people.

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Wissal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wissal occurs in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wissal? popularity and diffusion

Wissal is the 448,102nd most frequent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 9,588,876 people. Wissal occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wissal are found; 98 percent are found in North Africa and 98 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 49,803rd most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 13,564 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Morocco, where it is carried by 716 people, or 1 in 48,151. Excluding Morocco this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Tunisia, where 4 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 1 percent are found.

Wissal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wissal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wissal surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wissale9210/
Wissall920/
Wisal915,019/
Wisshall860/
Wisaal831,784/
Wishal83225/
Wessal8370/
Waisal8368/
Bissal8338/
Weisal8337/
Wisale8310/
Vissal833/
Whisal831/
Wisall830/
Waisale77265/
Wishall77114/
Wiseall7746/
Woissol7736/
Wessale7732/
Bissaul779/
Vissale776/
Baissal772/
Weisale772/
Witsall772/
Bissail771/
Wishaal771/
Wischal771/
Veissal771/
Bissaal771/
Bissalh771/
Widsall770/
Bissall770/
Weishal770/
Wessall770/
Weitsal770/
Wesal732,900/
Bisal732,114/
Visal731,361/
Uisal7393/
Wisol7369/
Wusal732/
Wysal730/
Wieschal7117/
Weisgall7113/
Whitsall715/
Wesshall712/
Witshall711/
Vishshal711/
Vaissail711/
Vaissale711/
Weisshautel711/
Whessall711/
Waissole711/
Wischall711/
Bissaalh711/
Whitseal710/
Vishal6716,588/
Bishal678,295/
Bessal67420/
Vaisal67226/
Baisal67217/
Visale67173/
Bissol67161/
Vessal67106/
Wessol6786/
Wisiol6764/
Bisail6742/
Vissol6739/
Visaal6725/
Vyssal6725/
Beisal6722/
Bisaal6718/
Waisol675/
Weasal675/
Waysal674/
Wesaal674/
Whysal673/
Weshal673/
Biseal673/
Bisall672/
Weizal672/
Wichal672/
Veisal672/
Weesal672/
Bizsal671/
Buisal671/
Weysal671/
Wushal671/
Wesale671/
Visseault671/
Visall671/
Weishaulp671/
Weischale671/
Boisal671/
Bisaul671/
Wesalt670/
Wesall670/
Weixal670/
Westschal670/
Wysall670/

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