Issoufu Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Issoufu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Issoufu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger461:417,21811,489
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Issoufu (27) may also be a first name.

Issoufu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Issoufu is more frequently found in Niger than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Issoufu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,843,861st most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name Issoufu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Issoufu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Issoufu is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 27 people.

The surname Issoufu is most frequently used in Niger, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 417,218. In Niger Issoufu is mostly concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 33 percent are found, Maradi Region, where 17 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Niger it is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.

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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 Issoufu
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