Malam Issa Surname
Approximately 2,847 people bear this surname
Malam Issa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 2,846 | 1:6,744 | 555 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Malam Issa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malam Issa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Malam Issa has its highest incidence in Niger. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Malam Issa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malam Issa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 154,239th most common last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,559,728 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Malam Issa reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
It is most widespread in Niger, where it is carried by 2,846 people, or 1 in 6,744. In Niger Malam Issa is mostly found in: Zinder Region, where 52 percent live, Maradi Region, where 21 percent live and Diffa Region, where 19 percent live. Beside Niger this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
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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 Malam Issa
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