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
The surname Malam Issa is more frequently found in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malam Issa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 154,239th most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,559,728 people. Malam Issa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Malam Issa are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring 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 are found, Maradi Region, where 21 percent are found and Diffa Region, where 19 percent are found. Barring Niger Malam Issa is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.
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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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- 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
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