Ismaan Surname
Approximately 605 people bear this surname
Ismaan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 588 | 1:22,878 | 1,280 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Ismaan (43) may also be a first name.
Ismaan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ismaan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ismaan is more commonly found in Somalia than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ismaan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 533,524th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 12,045,530 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ismaan live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 43 people.
This surname is most widely held in Somalia, where it is carried by 588 people, or 1 in 22,878. Barring Somalia Ismaan occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 1 percent live and Sweden, where 1 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 Ismaan
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