Issika Surname
Approximately 114 people bear this surname
Issika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 64 | 1:299,875 | 9,026 |
| Benin | 42 | 1:246,086 | 21,801 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Issika (114) may also be a first name.
Issika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Issika Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Issika (Marathi: सीका) has its highest incidence in Niger. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Issika click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Issika? popularity and diffusion
The surname Issika is the 1,710,039th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Issika are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 877,214th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 114 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Niger, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 299,875. In Niger it is most numerous in: Tillabéri Region, where 38 percent live, Zinder Region, where 31 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 17 percent live. Not including Niger this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 37 percent live and Kenya, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Issika Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Issika in the Marathi language | ||
| सीका | sika | - |
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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 Issika
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