Al-Ishaq Surname

959,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Qatar
Highest density in:
Qatar

Al-Ishaq Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Al & Ishaq.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al-Ishaq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Qatar1561:15,1151,665
Iran1141:673,53135,891
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Al-Ishaq Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al-Ishaq Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Al-Ishaq is held by more people in Qatar than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al-Ishaq? popularity and diffusion

Al-Ishaq is the 959,117th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 26,792,448 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al-Ishaq live; 57 percent live in West Asia and 57 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname is most widely held in Qatar, where it is carried by 156 people, or 1 in 15,115. Beside Qatar Al-Ishaq occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 42 percent live and Pakistan, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al-Is'haq941/
Al Ishaq88386/
Al-Eshaq8842/
Al Ishak7517/
Al Eshaq756/
Al-Eshak752/
Al Izaq672/
Al Essaq631/
Al Ichak631/
Al Issac631/
Al Yoshak591/
Al Eshaikh564/

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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 Al-Ishaq
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