Issafou Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Issafou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Issafou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger171:1,128,94224,295
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017

Issafou (64) may also be a first name.

Issafou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Issafou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Issafou is carried by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Issafou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Issafou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,116,508th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. Issafou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Issafou are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 74 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Issafou is also the 1,223,525th most frequently held forename internationally. It is borne by 64 people.

Issafou is most numerous in Niger, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 1,128,942. In Niger Issafou is most numerous in: Tahoua Region, where 29 percent reside, Dosso Region, where 18 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account Niger Issafou occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 17 percent reside and Algeria, where 9 percent reside.

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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 Issafou
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