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 last name Iissa is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Iissa.
How Common Is The Last Name Iissa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,530,696th most common surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name Iissa occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Iissa live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 25 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Niger, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 369,077. In Niger it is most numerous in: Maradi Region, where 35 percent live, Zinder Region, where 27 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 19 percent live. Barring Niger this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 3 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.
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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