Isiala Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Isiala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 87 | 1:2,036,124 | 71,256 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Isiala (15) may also be a first name.
Isiala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Isiala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Isiala occurs most in Nigeria. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Isiala? popularity and diffusion
The surname Isiala is the 1,980,395th most common family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Isiala reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 15 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 2,036,124. In Nigeria Isiala is most numerous in: Ebonyi, where 20 percent reside, Rivers, where 18 percent reside and Cross River, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 1 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Isiala
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