Issilam Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Issilam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Issilam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger311:619,09715,317
Denmark61:940,78647,603
France21:33,211,361423,184
Comoros11:749,524685
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Issilam (11) may also be a first name.

Issilam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Issilam is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Issilam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,017,195th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Issilam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Issilam reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname Issilam is most frequently used in Niger, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 619,097. In Niger Issilam is most common in: Tillabéri Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Niger it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 14 percent live and France, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Issilame93608/
Isilam9226/
Isselam863/
Isislam861/
Issilan861/
Izilam7713/
Iselam777/
Esilam772/
Isulam772/
Isilan771/
Esselam7161/
Isilgan712/
Isilome711/
Isilang711/
Izzilam711/
Yisilang6711/
Itchilam677/
Esselame674/
Isselane672/
Isselian672/
Ishilyan671/

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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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  • 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 Issilam
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