Issfou Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Issfou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 49 | 1:391,674 | 10,965 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Issfou (18) may also be a first name.
Issfou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Issfou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Issfou is carried by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Issfou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,635,433rd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Issfou are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 18 people.
The surname Issfou is most common in Niger, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 391,674. In Niger Issfou is most common in: Zinder Region, where 37 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 27 percent live and Maradi Region, where 20 percent live. Beside Niger this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 7 percent live and Ireland, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Issffou | 92 | 4 | / |
| Isfou | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ifou | 80 | 71 | / |
| Isfu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ifoue | 73 | 41 | / |
| Aifou | 73 | 33 | / |
| Iffou | 73 | 20 | / |
| Eifou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Issfa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Esfou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ifoud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jifou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yifou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gisfo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Isfau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gifou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Essfo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ifouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ifu | 67 | 1,145 | / |
| Ifo | 67 | 1,134 | / |
| Yifoue | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ifouet | 67 | 13 | / |
| Goifou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Heifou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Isfoss | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aifout | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hiefou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aisefo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hifoud | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hifouz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Esfouh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ishfoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aifoud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iffoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hifout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiffou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haifou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eifous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aifouj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uisfho | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Issfou
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