Isiaya Surname
Approximately 221 people bear this surname
Isiaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 219 | 1:808,871 | 36,014 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Isiaya (65) may also be a first name.
Isiaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Isiaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Isiaya is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Isiaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,104,724th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 32,975,321 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Isiaya are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Isiaya is also the 1,212,820th most common given name throughout the world. It is borne by 65 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 219 people, or 1 in 808,871. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Enugu, where 29 percent live, Jigawa, where 17 percent live and Zamfara, where 11 percent live. Other than Nigeria Isiaya exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 0 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.
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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 Isiaya
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