Issif Surname
Approximately 321 people bear this surname
Issif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 194 | 1:98,928 | 4,076 |
| Ivory Coast | 83 | 1:277,967 | 10,712 |
| Belgium | 27 | 1:425,802 | 43,971 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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 last name Issif is found in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Issif click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Issif? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 851,613th most numerous family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 22,702,635 people. The last name Issif is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Issif reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 245,329th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,064 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Niger, where it is carried by 194 people, or 1 in 98,928. In Niger Issif is most numerous in: Tillabéri Region, where 39 percent live, Maradi Region, where 34 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 16 percent live. Apart from Niger this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 26 percent live and Belgium, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iossif | 91 | 45 | / |
| Oissif | 91 | 2 | / |
| Yissif | 91 | 2 | / |
| Issaif | 91 | 1 | / |
| Isssif | 91 | 1 | / |
| Issiff | 91 | 1 | / |
| Isif | 89 | 149 | / |
| Oissife | 83 | 375 | / |
| Iosif | 80 | 10,729 | / |
| Isife | 80 | 704 | / |
| Ussif | 80 | 561 | / |
| Issef | 80 | 141 | / |
| Essif | 80 | 19 | / |
| Isaif | 80 | 12 | / |
| Yssif | 80 | 5 | / |
| Aisif | 80 | 5 | / |
| Yisif | 80 | 2 | / |
| Uisif | 80 | 1 | / |
| Issib | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yossif | 73 | 3,331 | / |
| Essaif | 73 | 342 | / |
| Isifeh | 73 | 28 | / |
| Gaisif | 73 | 2 | / |
| Iscife | 73 | 1 | / |
| Itshif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Isifhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aaisif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iosief | 73 | 1 | / |
| Issaib | 73 | 1 | / |
| Usif | 67 | 458 | / |
| Isib | 67 | 194 | / |
| Isifova | 67 | 150 | / |
| Isef | 67 | 48 | / |
| Yosseif | 67 | 19 | / |
| Izif | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ysif | 67 | 17 | / |
| Isyf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Esif | 67 | 2 | / |
| Isiw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isiv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jsif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Issouyf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hussaif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoyssif | 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 Issif
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