Abu Issa Surname
Approximately 4,201 people bear this surname
Abu Issa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 1,891 | 1:48,618 | 4,776 |
| Palestine | 1,401 | 1:3,247 | 709 |
| Israel | 774 | 1:11,056 | 1,694 |
| Yemen | 69 | 1:382,975 | 10,262 |
| Jordan | 46 | 1:192,227 | 9,325 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Abu Issa (155) may also be a first name.
Abu Issa Demographics
Abu Issa Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Abu Issa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abu Issa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abu Issa occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Issa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 110,607th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,734,717 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Abu Issa are found; 55 percent are found in West Asia and 45 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Abu Issa is also the 738,219th most commonly held given name internationally. It is borne by 155 people.
It is most common in Egypt, where it is borne by 1,891 people, or 1 in 48,618. Barring Egypt Abu Issa occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Palestine, where 33 percent live and Israel, where 18 percent live.
Abu Issa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Abu Issa surname is chiefly Greek Orthodox (67%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abou Issa | 94 | 125 | / |
| Abu Eissa | 94 | 14 | / |
| Abu Issaj | 94 | 7 | / |
| Abu Isa | 93 | 455 | / |
| Abou Eissa | 89 | 122 | / |
| Abou Aissa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Abu Essa | 88 | 1,856 | / |
| Abu-Issa | 88 | 253 | / |
| Abu Isha | 88 | 11 | / |
| Abu Isah | 88 | 4 | / |
| Abu Aisa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Abu Eisa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Abu Aisha | 82 | 2,888 | / |
| Abu Eisha | 82 | 184 | / |
| Abu Isser | 82 | 124 | / |
| Abu Hussa | 82 | 21 | / |
| Abu-Eissa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Abou-Issa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Abu Esa | 80 | 631 | / |
| Abu-Isa | 80 | 11 | / |
| Abou Eisha | 78 | 4 | / |
| Abu Eishah | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abu Aishah | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abu Esha | 75 | 5 | / |
| Abu-Yssa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Eisa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Essa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abu Easa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Isah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abu Esaid | 71 | 567 | / |
| Abu-Aisha | 71 | 15 | / |
| Abu-Eisha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Abou-Eisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abu Easha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abou Esse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abou-Essa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abu Haiza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abu Hishit | 67 | 7 | / |
| Abu Aisheh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Abu Essoud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Eishah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Abu Issa
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