Iissa Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Iissa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 52 | 1:369,077 | 10,509 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
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 is found most in Niger. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iissa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,530,696th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. Iissa occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Iissa live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Chadic Africa. Iissa is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held given name internationally, borne by 25 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Niger, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 369,077. In Niger Iissa is mostly found in: Maradi Region, where 35 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 27 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 19 percent reside. Beside Niger Iissa exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 3 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiissa | 91 | 83 | / |
| Giissa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iisa | 89 | 1,150 | / |
| Iissi | 80 | 3,410 | / |
| Hiisa | 80 | 1,648 | / |
| Iisat | 80 | 589 | / |
| Iessa | 80 | 184 | / |
| Iisah | 80 | 161 | / |
| Giisa | 80 | 24 | / |
| Ihisa | 80 | 22 | / |
| Iyssa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Iisaa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Jiisa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Iisha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Iisau | 80 | 2 | / |
| Iisia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Iisse | 80 | 2 | / |
| Iisad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iisso | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ieisa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yiisa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iehisa | 73 | 209 | / |
| Yissah | 73 | 160 | / |
| Hihisa | 73 | 35 | / |
| Geissa | 73 | 30 | / |
| Iessai | 73 | 15 | / |
| Ijessa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Gioisa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Eissah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Jijisa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Iyossa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ieisha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Eeissa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Juissa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Iishau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ihisha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yiisau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ieisso | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eaissa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iitsah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yiisha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ehissa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jiossa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hiisha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iyssat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iissou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Essa | 67 | 154,421 | / |
| Iise | 67 | 925 | / |
| Iysa | 67 | 248 | / |
| Iesa | 67 | 155 | / |
| Iisi | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ijessah | 67 | 22 | / |
| Giessau | 67 | 11 | / |
| Geissah | 67 | 10 | / |
| Geaissa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hiissey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iiza | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eaeissa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Iishaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iessaad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eeissaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hijaisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihissou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iiso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoyissa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giuisai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giishaa | 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 Iissa
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