Issei Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Issei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
The alternate forms: Isseï (1) are calculated separately.
Issei (46,954) may also be a first name.
Issei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Issei Come From? nationality or country of origin
Issei (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻳﺲ) occurs most in Brazil. It may appear as: Isseï. For other potential spellings of Issei click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Issei? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,532,898th most common surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Issei is mostly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Issei live; 79 percent live in South America and 79 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 19,498th most commonly occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 46,954 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 14,271,622. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Brazil Issei exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 5 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Issei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Issei in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻳﺲ | ays | - |
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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 Issei
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