Isseini Surname

100,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,677 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Isseini Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Isseini Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3,6541:5,684691
Chad8671:15,6771,955
Niger1461:131,4525,019
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
France21:33,211,361423,184
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Isseini (3,654) may also be a first name.

Isseini Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Isseini Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Isseini is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Isseini? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 100,934th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,558,167 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Isseini are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 116,801st most prevalent forename world-wide, held by 3,654 people.

This last name is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 3,654 people, or 1 in 5,684. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 94 percent reside, North Region, where 3 percent reside and East Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 19 percent reside and Niger, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hisseini932,860/
Oisseini9322/
Esseini8612/
Issieni862/
Hesseini8023/
Isseaine801/
Isyeni773/
Isiini771/
Ishieni7133/
Essieni7111/
Isieyni714/
Yisieni711/
Isheeni711/
Ehsseine6712/
Hissiene677/

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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
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  • 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 Isseini
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