Wissou

surname · Latin script

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

Wissou is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Algeria than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • DZAlgeria≈1 in 149K(inferred from the name graph)
  • TNTunisia≈1 in 331K
  • FRFrance≈1 in 9.4M

carrying the name, as Mondonomo estimates it from our sources: no national register counts it in these countries. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Algeria (inferred from the name graph)

≈290 people, est.

Sources
10 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 149K (inferred from the name graph)

Algeria, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

Meaning & origin

No verified etymology recorded for this name yet — the entries below are drawn from usage statistics and the name graph.

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Wissou counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Wissou is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
DZ Algeria≈290 est.≈1 in 149KWissou8
TN Tunisia≈35 est.≈1 in 331KWissou3
FR France≈7 est.≈1 in 9.4MWissou10

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Wissou is also recorded as 2 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • Arabic surname12 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Algeria

    Also written Wîssōü, Wîššőû, Wîssöû, Wîssõû, Wîssou

  • a separate name4 spellings in the group

    Also written Wïssôu, Wîssōü

8 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Evidence(measured from records)

No register attests this spelling yet

None of the official registers or reference works in our corpus lists Wissou under this spelling. The statistics on this page rest on person records, and the related names are inferred from the name graph.

Frequently asked questions

In which country does Wissou have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 288 people named Wissou in Algeria, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled wissou.
How common is the name Wissou?
Mondonomo estimates about 290 people in Algeria have Wissou as their first surname, about 1 in 149 thousand residents. No national register counts it there; the figure is ours, calibrated against the registers that do.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Wissou”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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