Issaga Surname
Approximately 637 people bear this surname
Issaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 613 | 1:33,881 | 4,560 |
| Niger | 15 | 1:1,279,468 | 26,841 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Issaga (4,505) may also be a first name.
Issaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Issaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Issaga (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺇﺳﺎﻛﺎ) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Issaga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Issaga is the 512,799th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 11,440,417 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Issaga reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 37 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 102,540th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 4,505 people.
The last name Issaga is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 613 people, or 1 in 33,881. In Cameroon Issaga is primarily found in: North Region, where 37 percent are found, Far North Region, where 33 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 16 percent are found. Not including Cameroon it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 2 percent are found and Chad, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Issaga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Issaga in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺇﺳﺎﻛﺎ | asaka | 36.36 |
| ﺍﺳﺤﺎﻕ | ashaq | 18.18 |
| ﺍﺳﺎﻛﺎ | asaka | 18.18 |
| ﻋﻴﺴﺎﻛﺎ | ysaka | 13.64 |
| ﺍﺳﺎﻗﺎ | asaqa | 4.55 |
| ﺇﺳﺤﺎﻕ | ashaq | 4.55 |
| ﺍﻳﺴﺎﻛﺎ | aysaka | 4.55 |
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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 Issaga
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