Issamatou Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Issamatou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Issamatou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger2081:92,2693,866
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Issamatou (153) may also be a first name.

Issamatou Last Name Facts

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

Issamatou is borne by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Issamatou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,125,333rd most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. Issamatou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Issamatou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 743,570th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 153 people.

The surname Issamatou is most prevalent in Niger, where it is held by 208 people, or 1 in 92,269. In Niger it is most numerous in: Tahoua Region, where 56 percent reside, Maradi Region, where 36 percent reside and Niamey Capital District, where 3 percent reside. Beside Niger this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 2 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hissamatou951/
Isamatou9419/
Issamatu942/
Issamato941/
Issamatto891/
Isamatu8897/
Isahmato829/
Hisamatu827/
Issamoto827/
Issamata823/
Isaamatu822/
Issamotu821/
Ishamatu821/
Hissamoto784/
Issahmotu782/
Isamotu75898/
Isamoto75382/
Isamata751/
Hisamoto714,701/
Ishamotu7116/
Issomoto7114/
Isiamotu712/
Iseamoto711/
Isaamotu711/
Hisamotu711/
Isomoto63339/
Isomata63288/
Isamota639/
Esamata631/
Isomotu631/
Izamotu631/
Ixamata631/
Ishamota592/
Isamoita591/
Esiamoto591/
Esamota504/
Esomoto501/

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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 Issamatou
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