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 most frequently in Benin. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Issahou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,323,005th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Issahou live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most commonly used forename worldwide It is held by 62 people.
It is most numerous in Benin, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 369,129. In Benin Issahou is most common in: Atakora Department, where 36 percent are found, Donga Department, where 29 percent are found and Borgou Department, where 25 percent are found. Besides Benin it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 14 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.
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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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