Issima Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Issima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 72 | 1:266,556 | 8,311 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Issima (127) may also be a first name.
Issima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Issima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Issima (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﻴﻤﺎ) occurs most in Niger. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Issima? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,034,059th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Issima reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 825,494th most frequently used given name at a global level, borne by 127 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Niger, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 266,556. In Niger Issima is primarily found in: Zinder Region, where 85 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 8 percent are found and Tillabéri Region, where 7 percent are found. Beside Niger this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Issima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Issima in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺴﻴﻤﺎ | alsyma | - |
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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 Issima
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