Issiya Surname
Approximately 1,811 people bear this surname
Issiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 1,606 | 1:11,950 | 868 |
| Nigeria | 198 | 1:894,660 | 38,889 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Issiya (2,908) may also be a first name.
Issiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Issiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Issiya is found most in Niger. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Issiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Issiya is the 224,610th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,024,045 people. The last name Issiya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Issiya are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 134,685th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 2,908 people.
Issiya is most widespread in Niger, where it is held by 1,606 people, or 1 in 11,950. In Niger it is primarily found in: Tahoua Region, where 51 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 22 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 19 percent reside. Besides Niger Issiya exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 11 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Issiya
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