Issahou Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Issahou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 28 | 1:369,129 | 27,947 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Issahou (62) may also be a first name.
Issahou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Issahou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Issahou is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Issahou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Issahou is the 3,323,005th most widespread family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name Issahou is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Issahou reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Issahou is also the 1,246,114th most numerous given name in the world, borne by 62 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Benin, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 369,129. In Benin Issahou is most numerous in: Atakora Department, where 36 percent reside, Donga Department, where 29 percent reside and Borgou Department, where 25 percent reside. Besides Benin this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 14 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 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 Issahou
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