Issay Surname
Approximately 114 people bear this surname
Issay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 80 | 1:661,770 | 39,157 |
| Niger | 14 | 1:1,370,858 | 28,349 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Issay (52) may also be a first name.
Issay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Issay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Issay (Arabic: عيسيى, Russian: Иссай) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Issay? popularity and diffusion
Issay is the 1,710,039th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Issay are found; 70 percent are found in East Africa and 70 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Issay is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently used forename internationally, held by 52 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 661,770. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Tanga Region, where 75 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 5 percent reside and Manyara Region, where 5 percent reside. Beside Tanzania Issay occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 12 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Issay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Issay in the Russian language | ||
| Иссай | issaj | - |
| Issay in the Arabic language | ||
| عيسيى | ysyy | - |
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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 Issay
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