Bis is used as a family name or surname in Brazil. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bis
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Brazil
Meaning: The name is particularly focused in the Seine-Maritime, Finistere and the North. Maybe a nickname for one who has the complexion a (gray brown), but nothing of course.

How popular is Bis?

Bis is common in Brazil.

Bis is ranked 45138 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Bises grew by 23.87543 per cent to 358 since 2000 and ranked 56972 after elevating 7413 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.06 91.7
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 4.75 5.54
Hispanic or Latino 2.79 1.73
Bis is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Poland which signifies that it is originated from Poland. Around 10662 people have been found who wears Bis as their family name. Bis is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
9,568 Thailand8
8,689 Pakistan4
24,547 Saudi Arabia3
8,993 Tunisia3
23,165 Romania3
26,321 Israel3
4,164 Vietnam2
14,408 Uruguay2
20,837 Venezuela2
54,135 Philippines2
2,085 Nepal2
34,681 Norway2
18,035 Egypt2
6,266 Luxembourg2
17,547 Colombia2
2,715 Gabon1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
16,228 Bulgaria1
7,790 Zambia1
7,941 Guatemala1
20,172 Hungary1
15,705 Cameroon1
2,211 Brunei1
13,606 Senegal1
10,958 Bangladesh1
10,190 Bahrain1
37,493 Austria1
25,746 Finland1
6,149 Ethiopia1
31,207 Ireland1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
13,447 Uganda1
11,510 Oman1
5,924 Paraguay1
2,505 Congo1
8,268 Mauritius1
24,176 Qatar1
29,046 Japan1
17,575 Kuwait1
24,421 Slovakia1
11,923 Slovenia1
7,895 South Korea1
81,201 Switzerland1
472 Tonga1
14,373 Jordan1
19,810 Croatia1
31,584 Peru1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
57,220 Netherlands27
67,388 Australia26
18,457 Scotland20
29,040 Denmark15
113,815 Kazakhstan14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
87,306 Indonesia94
33,508 Spain70
45,215 Canada69
26,687 Belgium59
Countries with hundreds of Bis:
44,692 India711
13,698 France686
9,594 Morocco537
11,594 Algeria536
59,205 United States432
11,880 Mexico366
18,360 South Africa329
31,514 Italy291
19,920 Argentina269
43,536 Germany235
8,410 Czech Republic213
24,716 Turkey210
11,447 Malaysia152
34,900 England124
15,938 Greece123
Countries with thousands of Bis:
1,586 Poland3,342
8,462 Brazil1,638
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Bis Namesakes

  • Abby Bishop, Basketball player
  • Milan Biševac, Soccer player
  • Darrell Bishop, Jamie Foxx's father
  • Abdur Rahman Biswas, Former President of Bangladesh
  • Raj Bisaria, Director
  • Yahya Al Bishri, Fashion designer
  • Abhijit Biswas, Actor
  • Samuel Bischoff, Film producer
  • Abraam, Bishop of Faiyum, Saint
  • Vilhelm Bissen, Herman Wilhelm Bissen's son

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