Isamu Surname

162,470th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,677 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Isamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Isamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2,1471:59,5464,492
Micronesia3571:29865
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
Indonesia411:3,225,590176,839
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
India71:109,580,769786,157
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Marshall Islands41:12,9551,460
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Palau41:5,411112
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

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 borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Isamu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 162,470th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,722,281 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Isamu are found; 80 percent are found in East Asia and 80 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 2,669th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 388,408 people.

This surname is most widely held in Japan, where it is held by 2,147 people, or 1 in 59,546. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Osaka Prefecture, where 19 percent are found, Kagoshima Prefecture, where 19 percent are found and Ehime Prefecture, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Japan this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Micronesia, where 13 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ishamu91980/
Iosamu91444/
Isamui9187/
Gisamu9185/
Issamu9123/
Hisamu9120/
Aisamu9110/
Yisamu915/
Jisamu913/
Isamut913/
Isamou912/
Isamuh911/
Isamau911/
Isaimu911/
Oisamu911/
Isahmu911/
Iszamu911/
Yishamu831,610/
Issamou8378/
Aisamau8310/
Hishamu839/
Isiamou831/
Aisaimu831/
Oiseamu831/
Hissamu831/
Isahamu831/
Jisamut831/
Ishammu831/
Ishamud831/
Hisamud831/
Esamu80428/
Ijamu80329/
Izamu8035/
Isemu8023/
Isomu8017/
Usamu8017/
Icamu809/
Ysamu801/
Jitsamut7752/
Hisamuha7712/
Hishamud776/
Hishammu772/
Ishamudd771/
Ishammud771/
Hisammud771/
Aissamou771/
Aaishamu771/
Yosamu7379/
Ishemu7341/
Ugiamu7322/
Eshamu7314/
Ijamut7312/
Usamau735/
Iseemu733/
Eziamu732/
Issomu732/
Hizamu731/
Hesamu731/
Essamu731/
Ichamu731/
Issemu731/
Isoomu731/
Ijaimu731/
Jijamu731/
Isiemu731/
Eseamu731/
Esamgu731/
Egiamu731/
Yisemu731/
Ushamu731/
Yssamu731/
Izamud731/
Isemeu731/
Aisomu731/
Yishamush7136/
Hishamudd719/
Hishammud714/
Aissasmou711/
Hissamudd711/
Hizaamu6737/
Esahamu6713/
Essamou672/
Hyssamu672/
Hishammudd671/
Isoumou671/
Izzamud671/
Esamutd671/
Igiamou671/
Ichamou671/
Hugiamu671/
Jizamau671/
Oisamoe671/
Aishemu671/
Hisommu670/

Isamu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Isamu in the Hindi language
इसामूisamu39.29
इसामुisamu35.71
इसमूisamu14.29
ईसामुisamu7.14
इसमुisamu3.57
Isamu in the Marathi language
इसामूisamu38.46
ईसामुisamu29.49
इसामुisamu23.08
ईसामूisamu7.69
Isamu in the Russian language
Исамуisamu-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Isamu
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