Isimah Surname
Approximately 211 people bear this surname
Isimah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 204 | 1:868,347 | 37,996 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Isimah (400) may also be a first name.
Isimah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Isimah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Isimah is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Isimah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,140,742nd most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,538,132 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Isimah are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Isimah is also the 431,593rd most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 400 people.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 868,347. In Nigeria Isimah is primarily concentrated in: Edo, where 26 percent live, Delta, where 24 percent live and Lagos, where 21 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Isimah exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 1 percent live and Belgium, 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 Isimah
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