as a Last Name
- 2,219
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Issa
Meaning & Origins
Arabic (mainly Lebanon and Syria): from the personal name ῾Īsā, Arabic form of Hebrew Yeshua, Greek Iēsous (see Jesus). This name is born by both Christian and Muslim Arabs. In Islam ῾Īsā is a prophet, ‘a messenger of Allah and his word’ (Qur'an 4:171). In the Qur'an 19:30, he proclaims, ‘He (Allah) has given me the Book and established me as a Prophet.’
| 12,054th in the U.S. for 2011 |
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Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 2,219
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Rhode Island
- has the most people named Issa per capita
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