Issaw Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Issaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 14 | 1:1,370,858 | 28,349 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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
Issaw is most common in Niger. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Issaw? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,057,639th most prevalent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Issaw is predominantly 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 internationally. It is borne by 20 people.
The surname Issaw is most frequent in Niger, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 1,370,858. In Niger Issaw is primarily found in: Tillabéri Region, where 71 percent reside, Agadez Region, where 7 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 7 percent reside. Barring Niger Issaw exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Issawe | 91 | 16 | / |
| Hissaw | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aissaw | 91 | 1 | / |
| Isaw | 89 | 378 | / |
| Eissawe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hissawe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hisaw | 80 | 682 | / |
| Essaw | 80 | 578 | / |
| Isawe | 80 | 81 | / |
| Ishaw | 80 | 23 | / |
| Issaf | 80 | 19 | / |
| Issab | 80 | 17 | / |
| Issow | 80 | 4 | / |
| Eisaw | 80 | 2 | / |
| Isaaw | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jisaw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aisaw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Essawe | 73 | 209 | / |
| Hishaw | 73 | 164 | / |
| Isawhe | 73 | 142 | / |
| Issowe | 73 | 85 | / |
| Issowa | 73 | 62 | / |
| Isauwe | 73 | 48 | / |
| Issova | 73 | 38 | / |
| Ishawe | 73 | 17 | / |
| Hissab | 73 | 15 | / |
| Oisawe | 73 | 14 | / |
| Aissab | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yishaw | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yisauw | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ussaiw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aissaf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jissaf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Issaif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aisawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iossaf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aissav | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jishaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Issauf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aisauw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ishauw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gishaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eishaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ishaaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Isshab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Issaib | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eissaf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Esaw | 67 | 1,311 | / |
| Isaf | 67 | 561 | / |
| Isab | 67 | 344 | / |
| Ysaw | 67 | 314 | / |
| Usaw | 67 | 35 | / |
| Isav | 67 | 21 | / |
| Isow | 67 | 15 | / |
| Issaffe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aissova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Haidsaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gissova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hishaaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Issahab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Issouwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gissauf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huishaw | 67 | 0 | / |
| Husshaw | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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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