Isssa Surname
Approximately 581 people bear this surname
Isssa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 563 | 1:34,089 | 1,884 |
| Ivory Coast | 8 | 1:2,883,904 | 43,419 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Isssa (203) may also be a first name.
Isssa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Isssa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Isssa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻴﺴﻰ) has its highest incidence in Niger. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Isssa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 549,848th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 12,543,108 people. The surname Isssa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Isssa reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Isssa is also the 635,584th most common first name in the world, borne by 203 people.
Isssa is most commonly used in Niger, where it is carried by 563 people, or 1 in 34,089. In Niger it is primarily found in: Tahoua Region, where 29 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 25 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 19 percent reside. Beside Niger Isssa is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Isssa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Isssa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻴﺴﻰ | ysy | - |
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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 Isssa
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