Issana Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Issana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 34 | 1:564,471 | 14,312 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Issana (81) may also be a first name.
Issana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Issana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Issana (Hindi: इस्साना) is carried by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Issana click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Issana? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,506,728th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname Issana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Issana are found; 61 percent are found in West Africa and 58 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,068,082nd most common first name at a global level, held by 81 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 564,471. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 32 percent are found, Zinder Region, where 24 percent are found and Diffa Region, where 21 percent are found. Excluding Niger this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found and Indonesia, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Issana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Issana in the Hindi language | ||
| इस्साना | is'sana | 50 |
| इस्सना | is'sana | 50 |
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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 Issana
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