Iissa Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Iissa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iissa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger521:369,07710,509
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Iissa (25) may also be a first name.

Iissa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iissa occurs most in Niger. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Iissa.

How Common Is The Last Name Iissa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,530,696th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Iissa are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Iissa is also the 2,136,160th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 25 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 369,077. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Maradi Region, where 35 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 27 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 19 percent reside. Without taking into account Niger this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 3 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hiissa9183/
Giissa911/
Iisa891,150/
Iissi803,410/
Hiisa801,648/
Iisat80589/
Iessa80184/
Iisah80161/
Giisa8024/
Ihisa8022/
Iyssa809/
Iisaa807/
Jiisa802/
Iisha802/
Iisau802/
Iisia802/
Iisse802/
Iisad801/
Iisso801/
Ieisa801/
Yiisa801/
Iehisa73209/
Yissah73160/
Hihisa7335/
Geissa7330/
Iessai7315/
Ijessa7312/
Gioisa736/
Eissah736/
Jijisa735/
Iyossa735/
Ieisha734/
Eeissa734/
Juissa733/
Iishau732/
Ihisha731/
Yiisau731/
Ieisso731/
Eaissa731/
Iitsah731/
Yiisha731/
Ehissa731/
Jiossa731/
Hiisha731/
Iyssat731/
Iissou731/
Essa67154,421/
Iise67925/
Iysa67248/
Iesa67155/
Iisi6729/
Ijessah6722/
Giessau6711/
Geissah6710/
Geaissa676/
Hiissey674/
Iiza673/
Eaeissa673/
Iishaya672/
Iessaad671/
Eeissaa671/
Hijaisa671/
Ihissou671/
Iiso671/
Yoyissa671/
Giuisai671/
Giishaa671/

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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 Iissa
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