Issouhou Surname

139,071st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Issouhou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Issouhou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger3,1131:6,165524
Cameroon1031:201,64120,774

Issouhou (1,703) may also be a first name.

Issouhou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Issouhou is more frequently found in Niger than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Issouhou? popularity and diffusion

Issouhou is the 139,071st most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,266,028 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Issouhou reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Issouhou is also the 186,181st most prevalent forename on earth It is held by 1,703 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Niger, where it is held by 3,113 people, or 1 in 6,165. In Niger Issouhou is primarily found in: Maradi Region, where 48 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 31 percent live and Zinder Region, where 20 percent live. Outside of Niger this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Isssouhou945/
Issoouhou942/
Issouyhou941/
Issouou9311/
Isouhou934/
Issouho933/
Issuhou931/
Itsouhou8819/
Issoueou881/
Issouhoo881/
Isszouou881/
Issuhu86127/
Issoou861/
Issouha8052/
Izouhou802/
Usouhou801/
Ayssouhoue781/
Isuhu776,787/
Isuho772/
Aihouhou755/
Ichouhou752/
Issoua71888/
Youhou7172/
Essouo7123/
Ishuhu7111/
Jouhou714/
Ishoua712/
Isouha712/
Essoou711/
Isuhio711/
Itsouu711/
Isouud711/
Isuhuu711/
Isuhus711/
Essouah6713/
Aishoua676/
Iouo671/
Aissoua671/
Gissoua671/
Jhouhou671/
Yissoua671/
Jouhoue671/
Isssoou671/
Issouea671/
Iessoua671/

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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 Issouhou
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