Isouf Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Isouf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 25 | 1:767,681 | 17,983 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Isouf (316) may also be a first name.
Isouf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Isouf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Isouf is more commonly found in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Isouf? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,730,171st most numerous last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. Isouf is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Isouf live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 494,051st most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 316 people.
It is most commonly held in Niger, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 767,681. In Niger Isouf is most prevalent in: Tahoua Region, where 56 percent are found, Zinder Region, where 24 percent are found and Diffa Region, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Niger this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent are found and Kuwait, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Isouf
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