Issafa Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Issafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Issafa (29) may also be a first name.
Issafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Issafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Issafa is found most frequently in Niger. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Issafa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Issafa reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most numerous given name world-wide, held by 29 people.
It is most numerous in Niger, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 3,838,403. In Niger Issafa is most numerous in: Zinder Region, where 60 percent live, Dosso Region, where 20 percent live and Tillabéri Region, where 20 percent live. Not including Niger this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 25 percent live and Cameroon, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Issaffa | 92 | 7 | / |
| Issasfa | 92 | 4 | / |
| Isafa | 91 | 120 | / |
| Yissasfa | 86 | 7 | / |
| Issaufau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Essafa | 83 | 210 | / |
| Issofa | 83 | 87 | / |
| Issafi | 83 | 11 | / |
| Isafea | 83 | 9 | / |
| Ishafa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Isafah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Isafai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Isafas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Isafat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Isaifa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Issoufa | 77 | 10,419 | / |
| Issafou | 77 | 23 | / |
| Issafei | 77 | 10 | / |
| Essafah | 77 | 8 | / |
| Issaffe | 77 | 6 | / |
| Essafai | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ishaifa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ishafau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yssasfa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Essafaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Essasfa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ishafaz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Isafi | 73 | 468 | / |
| Esafa | 73 | 274 | / |
| Isafe | 73 | 151 | / |
| Isofa | 73 | 86 | / |
| Usafa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Izafa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Isefa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Issouffa | 71 | 46 | / |
| Yissoufa | 71 | 29 | / |
| Hissoufa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Issaphap | 71 | 4 | / |
| Isssoufa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Issoufaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Issoufaz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Isdsoufa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aitssafi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Essafi | 67 | 10,644 | / |
| Essafy | 67 | 414 | / |
| Isafou | 67 | 49 | / |
| Isoufa | 67 | 47 | / |
| Usaifa | 67 | 37 | / |
| Isaffo | 67 | 24 | / |
| Isafer | 67 | 22 | / |
| Essofa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ichafa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ushafa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Isiofa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Isofah | 67 | 15 | / |
| Aisafe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Usaefa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ishafi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Essafe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hisafi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aisafi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Issofi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Issofo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ishefa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Husafa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Isavah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uisafi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oisafi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ysasfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Essefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Esshafaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isaafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isaufi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Esaffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isofaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gesafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Izaifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Essafo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Useafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ishafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isafuj | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Issafa
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