Issawa Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Issawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Issawa (14) may also be a first name.
Issawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Issawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Issawa occurs most in Niger. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Issawa.
How Common Is The Last Name Issawa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most common last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Issawa are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 14 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Niger, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 4,798,004. In Niger Issawa is most numerous in: Zinder Region, where 75 percent are found and Maradi Region, where 25 percent are found. Beside Niger this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found.
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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 Issawa
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