Issoumaila Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Issoumaila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Issoumaila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast1141:202,3798,643
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mali11:16,969,0354,067

The alternate forms: Issoumaïla (11) are calculated separately.

Issoumaila (1,535) may also be a first name.

Issoumaila Last Name Facts

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

Issoumaila is carried by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Issoumaïla. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Issoumaila? popularity and diffusion

Issoumaila is the 1,558,593rd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Issoumaila are found; 55 percent are found in West Africa and 31 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 197,958th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,535 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 202,379. In The Ivory Coast it is most numerous in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 48 percent reside, Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 28 percent reside and Savanes District, where 7 percent reside. Beside The Ivory Coast this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 8 percent reside and Benin, where 2 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 Issoumaila
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