Issaw Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Issaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Issaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger141:1,370,85828,349
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Issaw (20) may also be a first name.

Issaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Issaw is held by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Issaw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Issaw are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 20 people.

This surname is most common in Niger, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 1,370,858. In Niger Issaw is most numerous in: Tillabéri Region, where 71 percent live, Agadez Region, where 7 percent live and Dosso Region, where 7 percent live. Excluding Niger it is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Issawe9116/
Hissaw911/
Aissaw911/
Isaw89378/
Eissawe831/
Hissawe831/
Hisaw80682/
Essaw80578/
Isawe8081/
Ishaw8023/
Issaf8019/
Issab8017/
Issow804/
Eisaw802/
Isaaw802/
Jisaw801/
Aisaw801/
Essawe73209/
Hishaw73164/
Isawhe73142/
Issowe7385/
Issowa7362/
Isauwe7348/
Issova7338/
Ishawe7317/
Hissab7315/
Oisawe7314/
Aissab734/
Yishaw734/
Yisauw732/
Ussaiw731/
Aissaf731/
Jissaf731/
Issaif731/
Aisawe731/
Iossaf731/
Aissav731/
Jishaw731/
Issauf731/
Aisauw731/
Ishauw731/
Gishaw731/
Eishaw731/
Ishaaw731/
Isshab731/
Issaib731/
Eissaf731/
Esaw671,311/
Isaf67561/
Isab67344/
Ysaw67314/
Usaw6735/
Isav6721/
Isow6715/
Issaffe676/
Aissova674/
Haidsaw671/
Gissova671/
Hishaaw671/
Issahab671/
Issouwe671/
Gissauf671/
Huishaw670/
Husshaw670/

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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 Issaw
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