Wissin Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Wissin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Wissin (13) may also be a first name.
Wissin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wissin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wissin occurs most in Benin. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wissin? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Wissin occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Wissin are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widespread given name globally. It is borne by 13 people.
This surname is most widely held in Benin, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,291,950. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Zou Department, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Benin this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent reside.
Wissin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wissin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wissin surname contracted 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Wissin
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