Issakou Surname
Approximately 4,248 people bear this surname
Issakou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 2,882 | 1:6,659 | 547 |
| Benin | 965 | 1:10,710 | 1,475 |
| Chad | 385 | 1:35,304 | 4,109 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Issakou (2,398) may also be a first name.
Issakou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Issakou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Issakou is found most in Niger. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Issakou? popularity and diffusion
Issakou is the 109,544th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,715,524 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Issakou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 151,556th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 2,398 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Niger, where it is borne by 2,882 people, or 1 in 6,659. In Niger Issakou is most prevalent in: Zinder Region, where 83 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 9 percent live and Maradi Region, where 3 percent live. Excluding Niger Issakou exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 23 percent live and Chad, where 9 percent live.
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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 Issakou
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