Isoye Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Isoye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Isoye (25) may also be a first name.
Isoye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Isoye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Isoye is most common in Nigeria. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Isoye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,116,508th most commonly held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Isoye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Isoye are found; 70 percent are found in West Africa and 70 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent forename globally, held by 25 people.
This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 63 percent live, Ogun, where 19 percent live and Abia, where 6 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Isoye occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 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 Isoye
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