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
The surname Issawa is more frequently found in Niger than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Issawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Issawa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Issawa are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Issawa is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 14 people.
This last name is most widespread in Niger, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 4,798,004. In Niger Issawa is most frequent in: Zinder Region, where 75 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account Niger Issawa is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 20 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 Issawa
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