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
The last name Issei (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻳﺲ) is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Isseï. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Issei? popularity and diffusion
Issei is the 4,532,898th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Issei are found; 79 percent are found in South America and 79 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 19,498th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 46,954 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 14,271,622. In Brazil Issei is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 100 percent live. Outside of Brazil this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 5 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.
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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