Issouf Surname
Approximately 13,354 people bear this surname
Issouf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 6,453 | 1:2,974 | 306 |
| Ivory Coast | 3,267 | 1:7,062 | 625 |
| France | 1,234 | 1:53,827 | 7,095 |
| Mali | 1,226 | 1:13,841 | 614 |
| Comoros | 663 | 1:1,131 | 163 |
| Burkina Faso | 339 | 1:54,136 | 2,333 |
| Cameroon | 115 | 1:180,601 | 19,028 |
| Madagascar | 25 | 1:945,993 | 2,355 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Issouf (114,856) may also be a first name.
Issouf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Issouf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Issouf occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Issouf? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 39,311th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 545,720 people. Issouf is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Issouf are found; 78 percent are found in West Africa and 49 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 8,967th most commonly used first name globally, held by 114,856 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Niger, where it is held by 6,453 people, or 1 in 2,974. In Niger Issouf is most frequent in: Tahoua Region, where 43 percent reside, Agadez Region, where 17 percent reside and Diffa Region, where 12 percent reside. Besides Niger Issouf is found in 19 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 24 percent reside and France, where 9 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 Issouf
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