Issifa Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Issifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Issifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger621:309,5499,215
Burkina Faso331:556,1247,330
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Issifa (328) may also be a first name.

Issifa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Issifa is most common in Niger. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Issifa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Issifa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,849,867th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Issifa are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 62 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Issifa is also the 484,112th most commonly occurring given name on earth It is held by 328 people.

The last name Issifa is most frequent in Niger, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 309,549. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 48 percent are found, Zinder Region, where 21 percent are found and Maradi Region, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Niger this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 33 percent are found and Ghana, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Issifah926/
Isssifa921/
Issifat921/
Isifa9151/
Issifi839,304/
Isifah837/
Essifa836/
Iosifa835/
Issifo834/
Yisifa834/
Issufa831/
Isitfa831/
Isifea831/
Isaifa831/
Issifou7735,742/
Oissife77375/
Isssifi7734/
Issifii778/
Issiffi777/
Ishaifa772/
Issifuo772/
Issisfi772/
Iszsifi771/
Idssifi771/
Issidfi771/
Issiefi771/
Issifgi771/
Issifio771/
Issiofi771/
Iossifi771/
Yossifa771/
Esifa73729/
Isife73704/
Isufa7380/
Usifa7363/
Isifi7343/
Isifo7313/
Isyfa735/
Isjfa732/
Isefa732/
Issiffou7187/
Issoifou7121/
Yissifou7120/
Isssifou7111/
Hissifou712/
Aissifou711/
Uissifou711/
Issouyfa711/
Issoifoi711/
Issifoij711/
Issidfou711/
Issufo6749,046/
Iosefa67654/
Itsifo6741/
Usaifa6737/
Ishifi6734/
Isifeh6728/
Isifou6721/
Essifi6719/
Isufai6718/
Yisufa6715/
Ichifa6713/
Yosifa678/
Husifa676/
Ushifa676/
Esiffa676/
Usifah675/
Esiefa673/
Ishefa673/
Hisufa672/
Essefa671/
Iscife671/
Isifhe671/
Issyfo671/
Isifui671/
Izaifa671/
Ussufa671/
Issefi671/
Hissiffou671/
Iosifi671/
Isisfi671/
Essify671/

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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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  • 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 Issifa
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