Wissi Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wissi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wissi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania881:601,60937,493
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Wissi (38) may also be a first name.

Wissi Last Name Facts

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

Wissi is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wissi.

How Common Is The Last Name Wissi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,380,086th most common last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Wissi live; 55 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wissi is also the 1,662,754th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 38 people.

The last name Wissi is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 601,609. In Tanzania Wissi is primarily concentrated in: Tanga Region, where 85 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 10 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent reside and Cameroon, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waissi9175/
Weissi9154/
Wissie9126/
Wissid913/
Woissi912/
Wissiy910/
Wisi89671/
Wiessie8369/
Weissie8346/
Wissish836/
Weissid835/
Wissieh831/
Wissait831/
Wissich830/
Wissa805,077/
Bissi804,239/
Wisse804,188/
Wisai80949/
Wissy80938/
Waisi80818/
Wishi80223/
Vissi80213/
Wessi8099/
Weisi8053/
Wisui8038/
Woisi8038/
Wisih808/
Wisie804/
Wussi802/
Wyssi801/
Wisoi801/
Whisi801/
Wisys801/
Wisei801/
Weissich7745/
Waissich771/
Weisse733,468/
Wisseh731,807/
Baissi731,029/
Vissio73972/
Wessie73914/
Bissai73691/
Viossi73458/
Bissoi73458/
Waissa73269/
Wiesie73241/
Wiesse73237/
Bihssi73170/
Vissie73107/
Waisse7399/
Boissi7366/
Vaissi7363/
Weissy7340/
Weishi7338/
Veissi7336/
Huissi7327/
Wischi7317/
Viessi7316/
Wussai7316/
Voissi7312/
Weissa7311/
Wessih7310/
Buissi739/
Waissy739/
Wussie739/
Wihshi736/
Waisai736/
Woissa736/
Beissi735/
Waishi735/
Wisidh735/
Wisest735/
Bissyi734/
Woishi734/
Hwissa734/
Wisiey732/
Waisih732/
Woisse732/
Wishit732/
Wissey732/
Wessai732/
Vissai732/
Wishie732/
Wisuit732/
Wisith732/
Waisie731/
Witsci731/
Wisees731/
Wisesr731/
Wissee731/
Hwishi731/
Vissit731/
Wiessa731/
Wiessy731/
Wayssi731/
Weissè731/
Weisih731/
Weisis731/
Wuessi731/
Wuisai731/
Wisysh731/
Wiszai731/
Wisaia731/
Wishih731/
Whissy731/
Wessei731/
Wishai731/
Waises731/
Wyssis731/
Wheisi730/
Wisiet730/
Weisie730/
Weissheit710/
Wise67118,808/
Bisi6745,242/
Visi679,288/
Witschi671,868/
Wisa671,448/
Vaissie67249/
Wusi67220/
Wissehr67109/
Whitsit67106/
Veissid6779/
Wici6737/
Waishes6722/
Wisheit6715/
Wessieh6712/
Waitshi6710/
Wisy679/
Wichess678/
Wisscha676/
Whisitt674/
Baaissi672/
Wysi672/
Huissai671/
Wishess671/
Whitsui671/
Weiseit671/
Vissish671/
Weisseh671/
Viosssi671/
Vissich671/
Weisish671/
Waishii671/
Witsich671/
Bisshai671/
Bisssai671/
Baissai671/
Weissed671/
Wittsie670/
Whitsie670/
Wisshet670/
Waiship670/
Wischit670/

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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 Wissi
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