Iisa Surname

324,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Iisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda8161:47,8425,869
Somalia1961:68,6332,887
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
Niger361:533,11213,750
India291:26,450,530346,896
Finland71:785,24338,644
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Iisa (434) may also be a first name.

Iisa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Iisa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Iisa (Georgian: იისა, Hindi: इइसा) is most common in Uganda. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iisa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 324,001st most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,336,996 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Iisa live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 411,730th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 434 people.

Iisa is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 816 people, or 1 in 47,842. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kumi District, where 29 percent are found, Bukedea District, where 19 percent are found and Ngora District, where 16 percent are found. Beside Uganda it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Somalia, where 17 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.

Iisa Last Name Statistics demography

Iisa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.13% less than the national average, earning R 149,412 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hiisa891,648/
Iisat89589/
Iisah89161/
Iissa8958/
Giisa8924/
Ihisa8922/
Iisaa897/
Iisha892/
Jiisa892/
Iisau892/
Iisia892/
Iisad891/
Ieisa891/
Yiisa891/
Iehisa80209/
Hiissa8083/
Hihisa8035/
Gioisa806/
Jijisa805/
Ieisha804/
Iishau802/
Yiisha801/
Yiisau801/
Hiisha801/
Giissa801/
Ihisha801/
Iitsah801/
Iise75925/
Iysa75248/
Iesa75155/
Iisi7529/
Iica7515/
Iija7513/
Iiza753/
Iiso751/
Iishaya732/
Hijaisa731/
Giuisai731/
Giishaa731/
Iissi673,410/
Iishi671,477/
Eaisa67643/
Joisa67639/
Yisah67578/
Jaisa67229/
Iessa67184/
Eisah67182/
Ijise67142/
Iyosa67118/
Geisa6791/
Iesha6748/
Jiesa6722/
Juisa6721/
Jiosa6719/
Iegia6719/
Ijesa6719/
Hiiso6713/
Jiija679/
Iyssa679/
Yoisa677/
Iysau677/
Ieesa677/
Iijaz676/
Iysha674/
Hiysa674/
Jhisa674/
Iysah673/
Jeisa673/
Giise673/
Hiiza673/
Iesau672/
Jiysa672/
Iisou672/
Uhisa672/
Ihesa672/
Ihija672/
Iicha672/
Iisse672/
Ioisi672/
Iesad671/
Iesai671/
Iesay671/
Ihisi671/
Iijat671/
Iisso671/
Ijija671/
Hjisa671/
Ehisa671/
Giisi671/
Iiseh671/
Ijsah671/
Ijiso671/
Eeisa671/
I'Isi671/
Iisøe671/
Hiisi671/
Hiesa671/
Iojsa671/
Jyisa671/
Iizza671/
Ihiza671/
Hyisa671/

Iisa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iisa in the Georgian language
იისაiisa-
Iisa in the Hindi language
इइसाi'isa33.33
इीसाiisa33.33
इईसाi'isa33.33

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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
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  • 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 Iisa
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