Idissa Surname
Approximately 104 people bear this surname
Idissa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 68 | 1:282,236 | 8,651 |
| Cameroon | 23 | 1:903,003 | 60,285 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Idissa (98) may also be a first name.
Idissa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Idissa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Idissa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺩﺭﻳﺲ) occurs most in Niger. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Idissa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Idissa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Idissa is the 1,806,862nd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. The surname Idissa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Idissa are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 956,749th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 98 people.
It is most commonly used in Niger, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 282,236. In Niger Idissa is primarily found in: Tillabéri Region, where 34 percent are found, Zinder Region, where 28 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 18 percent are found. Beside Niger this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 22 percent are found and Benin, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Idissa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Idissa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺩﺭﻳﺲ | adrys | - |
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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 Idissa
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