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
The last name Yisah (Hindi: यिसह) occurs most in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yisah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 552,088th most frequent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 12,608,211 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Yisah reside; 66 percent reside in West Africa and 66 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 493,198th most frequently used given name internationally, borne by 317 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 382 people, or 1 in 463,724. In Nigeria Yisah is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 19 percent reside, Kogi, where 18 percent reside and Ondo, where 14 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Yisah is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 26 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.
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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