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
The last name Issay (Arabic: عيسيى, Russian: Иссай) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Issay.
How Common Is The Last Name Issay? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,710,039th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. The surname Issay occurs predominantly 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. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 52 people.
The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 661,770. In Tanzania Issay is mostly found in: Tanga Region, where 75 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 5 percent are found and Manyara Region, where 5 percent are found. Beside Tanzania it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 12 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent are found.
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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