Isamu Surname
Approximately 2,677 people bear this surname
Isamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2,147 | 1:59,546 | 4,492 |
| Micronesia | 357 | 1:298 | 65 |
| Nigeria | 45 | 1:3,936,506 | 111,794 |
| Indonesia | 41 | 1:3,225,590 | 176,839 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Marshall Islands | 4 | 1:12,955 | 1,460 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Palau | 4 | 1:5,411 | 112 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Isamu (388,408) may also be a first name.
Isamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Isamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Isamu (Hindi: इसामू, Marathi: इसामू, Russian: Исаму) is more commonly found in Japan than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Isamu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Isamu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 162,470th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,722,281 people. The surname Isamu occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Isamu reside; 80 percent reside in East Asia and 80 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Isamu is also the 2,669th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 388,408 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Japan, where it is borne by 2,147 people, or 1 in 59,546. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Osaka Prefecture, where 19 percent live, Kagoshima Prefecture, where 19 percent live and Ehime Prefecture, where 9 percent live. Not including Japan this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Micronesia, where 13 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Isamu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Isamu in the Hindi language | ||
| इसामू | isamu | 39.29 |
| इसामु | isamu | 35.71 |
| इसमू | isamu | 14.29 |
| ईसामु | isamu | 7.14 |
| इसमु | isamu | 3.57 |
| Isamu in the Marathi language | ||
| इसामू | isamu | 38.46 |
| ईसामु | isamu | 29.49 |
| इसामु | isamu | 23.08 |
| ईसामू | isamu | 7.69 |
| Isamu in the Russian language | ||
| Исаму | isamu | - |
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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 Isamu
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