Yisah Surname
Approximately 578 people bear this surname
Yisah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 382 | 1:463,724 | 23,511 |
| Cameroon | 148 | 1:140,332 | 15,641 |
| India | 48 | 1:15,980,529 | 256,885 |
Yisah (317) may also be a first name.
Yisah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yisah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yisah (Hindi: यिसह) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yisah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 552,088th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 12,608,211 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Yisah are found; 66 percent are found in West Africa and 66 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yisah is also the 493,198th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 317 people.
The last name Yisah is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 382 people, or 1 in 463,724. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Delta, where 19 percent are found, Kogi, where 18 percent are found and Ondo, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 26 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yissah | 91 | 160 | / |
| Yisahu | 91 | 63 | / |
| Yaisah | 91 | 40 | / |
| Yisaha | 91 | 9 | / |
| Yishah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yuisah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yishahu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eisah | 80 | 182 | / |
| Iisah | 80 | 161 | / |
| Yesah | 80 | 10 | / |
| Yoisa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Iysah | 80 | 3 | / |
| Jyisa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ijsah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yiisa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hyisa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eaysah | 73 | 1,637 | / |
| Jaisah | 73 | 62 | / |
| Yessah | 73 | 31 | / |
| Iyosah | 73 | 23 | / |
| Iedsah | 73 | 15 | / |
| Giysah | 73 | 15 | / |
| Joisah | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ayiesa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Yiesai | 73 | 7 | / |
| Eissah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Euisah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Eishah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yoisay | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yiesap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yehsah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iitsah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yeshah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yiesca | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaaisa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yoiosa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yesahu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yiisau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yiisha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jeisah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yesahe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eaisah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jiysah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yesa | 67 | 1,993 | / |
| Iisa | 67 | 1,150 | / |
| Iysa | 67 | 248 | / |
| Iesa | 67 | 155 | / |
| Ijessah | 67 | 22 | / |
| Aayisha | 67 | 20 | / |
| Geissah | 67 | 10 | / |
| Joisaph | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ayietsa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geyshah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Joisaih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jayshah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaisaph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yieasha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahyijah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihhesah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Juisaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujhisah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoyissa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayiezah | 67 | 1 | / |
Yisah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yisah in the Hindi language | ||
| यिसह | yisaha | - |
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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
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yisah
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