Issia Surname
Approximately 11,729 people bear this surname
Issia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 11,198 | 1:1,714 | 201 |
| DR Congo | 369 | 1:200,216 | 19,970 |
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| Cameroon | 35 | 1:593,402 | 45,326 |
| Italy | 24 | 1:2,548,195 | 95,018 |
| Argentina | 20 | 1:2,137,171 | 104,027 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Ivory Coast | 7 | 1:3,295,890 | 46,139 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Issia (16,308) may also be a first name.
Issia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Issia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Issia (Arabic: ايسيا) occurs most in Niger. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Issia? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 44,281st most numerous last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 621,327 people. The surname Issia is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Issia reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 43,843rd most commonly held forename world-wide, held by 16,308 people.
The last name is most frequent in Niger, where it is held by 11,198 people, or 1 in 1,714. In Niger it is most common in: Tahoua Region, where 68 percent are found, Zinder Region, where 13 percent are found and Maradi Region, where 8 percent are found. Beside Niger Issia exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Issia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Issia in the Arabic language | ||
| ايسيا | aysya | - |
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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 Issia
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