Iisu Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Iisu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iisu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Iisu (11) may also be a first name.

Iisu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iisu is most common in Uganda. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iisu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Iisu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Iisu reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 11 people.

This surname is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda Iisu is most common in: Kumi District, where 67 percent live and Bukedea District, where 33 percent live. Apart from Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iisut8931/
Iisau892/
Ijisu892/
Iisou892/
Hiisu891/
Ihisu891/
Jiisu891/
Yiishu803/
Iishau802/
Jiitsu801/
Iissou801/
Yiisau801/
Ijitsu801/
Iesu75194/
Iysu753/
Iixu752/
Iizu751/
Iiju751/
Yiishuu731/
Ihissou731/
Yisuh6743/
Jaisu6731/
Iysau677/
Hiesu677/
Ijesu674/
Joisu673/
Iesau672/
Ieshu672/
Ijizu672/
Ijiju672/
Ihiju672/
Hăisu671/
Iesou671/
Hyisu671/
Hjisu671/
Iijju671/
Iesup671/
Ehisu671/
Iyssu671/

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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 Iisu
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