Issaou Surname
Approximately 1,007 people bear this surname
Issaou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 497 | 1:38,616 | 2,092 |
| Benin | 454 | 1:22,766 | 3,057 |
| Cameroon | 49 | 1:423,859 | 35,946 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Issaou (2,119) may also be a first name.
Issaou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Issaou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Issaou is found in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Issaou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Issaou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Issaou is the 359,713th most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 7,236,888 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Issaou live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 51 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 163,270th most numerous forename in the world. It is borne by 2,119 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is carried by 497 people, or 1 in 38,616. In Niger Issaou is primarily concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 49 percent reside, Maradi Region, where 42 percent reside and Diffa Region, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Niger this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 45 percent reside and Cameroon, where 5 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 Issaou
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