Israa Forename
Approximately 91,530 people bear this name
Israa Forename User-submission:
Israa or Esraa is an old Arabic name, which refers to the act of walking or making someone walk at night.
The name gained it's popularity from it's relevance to the miracle of Al Israa - the night journey and Mi'raje, the ascending.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 100% | 61,052 | 1:1,505 | 238 |
| Sudan | - | 20,030 | 1:1,888 | 350 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 6,761 | 1:4,557 | 724 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 781 | 1:248,857 | 7,656 |
| Spain | 100% | 746 | 1:62,373 | 2,263 |
| Morocco | 83% | 601 | 1:57,152 | 2,267 |
| Iraq | - | 285 | 1:122,870 | 2,707 |
| Sweden | 100% | 254 | 1:38,811 | 2,223 |
| Bahrain | - | 222 | 1:6,075 | 981 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 152 | 1:47,053 | 4,279 |
| Kuwait | - | 133 | 1:28,461 | 2,834 |
| United States | 93% | 93 | 1:3,898,247 | 52,546 |
| England | 84% | 54 | 1:1,029,684 | 16,954 |
| Canada | - | 45 | 1:736,297 | 16,670 |
| Jordan | - | 41 | 1:215,287 | 2,749 |
| Lebanon | - | 33 | 1:170,532 | 4,017 |
| South Africa | 100% | 29 | 1:1,880,436 | 57,269 |
| Qatar | 99% | 26 | 1:91,139 | 11,761 |
| Malaysia | 91% | 24 | 1:1,268,748 | 41,875 |
| Denmark | - | 24 | 1:235,396 | 4,909 |
| Brazil | - | 21 | 1:10,201,722 | 125,264 |
| Thailand | 100% | 19 | 1:3,687,674 | 78,779 |
| Israel | - | 14 | 1:600,208 | 10,774 |
| Oman | - | 13 | 1:316,051 | 4,191 |
| India | 100% | 10 | 1:121,487,797 | 1,527,033 |
| Tunisia | 100% | 9 | 1:75,211 | 3,284 |
| Indonesia | - | 7 | 1:36,851,953 | 740,105 |
| Syria | - | 7 | 1:2,758,011 | 4,869 |
| Australia | - | 7 | 1:1,951,089 | 17,897 |
| Angola | - | 4 | 1:6,741,652 | 4,704 |
| Finland | 100% | 4 | 1:1,370,796 | 11,464 |
| France | 100% | 4 | 1:16,617,585 | 41,065 |
| Norway | - | 4 | 1:1,283,082 | 16,224 |
| Algeria | 100% | 2 | 1:19,088,360 | 22,377 |
| Netherlands | 75% | 2 | 1:8,451,042 | 32,813 |
| Belgium | 100% | 2 | 1:5,745,020 | 30,381 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 2 | 1:26,394,160 | 73,301 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| Turkey | 100% | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Germany | 90% | 1 | 1:96,677,876 | 95,912 |
| Italy | 100% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Somalia | - | 1 | 1:13,525,867 | 7,760 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Niger | 100% | 1 | 1:19,183,994 | 77,442 |
The alternate forms: Israâ (4) & Israà (2) are calculated separately.
Israa (3,786) may also be a surname.
Israa Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Israa or Esraa is an old Arabic name, which refers to the act of walking or making someone walk at night.
The name gained it's popularity from it's relevance to the miracle of Al Israa - the night journey and Mi'raje, the ascending.
In the night journey, Prophet Muhammad visited Jerusalem at night riding a heavenly creature called Al Buraq.
Then he ascended to heaven and came back to his home town of Mecca.
There's a whole chapter in the Quraan named Al Israa.
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Israa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Israa in the Russian language | ||
| Исраа | israa | - |
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