Issif Surname

851,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Issif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Issif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger1941:98,9284,076
Ivory Coast831:277,96710,712
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Issif (1,064) may also be a first name.

Issif Last Name Facts

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

The surname Issif is found most in Niger. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Issif.

How Common Is The Last Name Issif? popularity and diffusion

It is the 851,613th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 22,702,635 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Issif reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Issif is also the 245,329th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 1,064 people.

The surname is most widely held in Niger, where it is held by 194 people, or 1 in 98,928. In Niger it is most frequent in: Tillabéri Region, where 39 percent are found, Maradi Region, where 34 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Niger Issif is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 26 percent are found and Belgium, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iossif9145/
Oissif912/
Yissif912/
Issaif911/
Isssif911/
Issiff911/
Isif89149/
Oissife83375/
Iosif8010,729/
Isife80704/
Ussif80561/
Issef80141/
Essif8019/
Isaif8012/
Yssif805/
Aisif805/
Yisif802/
Uisif801/
Issib801/
Yossif733,331/
Essaif73342/
Isifeh7328/
Gaisif732/
Iscife731/
Itshif731/
Isifhe731/
Aaisif731/
Iosief731/
Issaib731/
Usif67458/
Isib67194/
Isifova67150/
Isef6748/
Yosseif6719/
Izif6718/
Ysif6717/
Isyf674/
Esif672/
Isiw671/
Isiv671/
Jsif671/
Issouyf671/
Hussaif671/
Yoyssif671/

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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 Issif
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