Issouffou Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Issouffou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Issouffou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger1221:157,3125,693
Ivory Coast881:262,17310,293
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
France11:66,422,722504,397

Issouffou (337) may also be a first name.

Issouffou Last Name Facts

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

Issouffou occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Issouffou? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,101,507th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Issouffou reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 55 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 476,238th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 337 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Niger, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 157,312. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 42 percent reside, Tahoua Region, where 17 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Niger Issouffou exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 40 percent reside and Benin, where 5 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
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  • 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 Issouffou
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