Issua Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Issua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Issua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Issua (7) may also be a first name.

Issua Last Name Facts

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

Issua is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Issua? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most common family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Issua is predominantly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Issua live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Issua is also the 4,548,448th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 7 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Issua is primarily concentrated in: Federal Capital Territory, where 50 percent reside and Kogi, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 20 percent reside and The Philippines, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Isua89670/
Issouha8352/
Haissua831/
Issouea831/
Iosua80230/
Ishua80144/
Aisua8040/
Yisua8039/
Uisua8025/
Essua8018/
Gisua8010/
Isuat809/
Iswua809/
Isuaa804/
Itsua804/
Issuo802/
Isuay801/
Essuah73862/
Yossua73181/
Gishua7313/
Ieshua738/
Yidsua737/
Yitsua736/
Ishwua734/
Jishua733/
Ioshua732/
Isswad732/
Isouha732/
Aisuha731/
Gisuah731/
Isswat731/
Essuoa731/
Esua672,297/
Usua671,910/
Isba671,888/
Giua671,535/
Ihua671,309/
Isva67466/
Isuo67415/
Iswa67226/
Izua67110/
Ijua6777/
Iwua6756/
Aiua6720/
Oiua6713/
Haisuha6712/
Ysua674/
Issouho673/
Issuhou671/
Yiua671/
Eiua671/
Gishuha671/
Uiua671/
Jsua671/

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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 Issua
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