Ilisha Surname
Approximately 377 people bear this surname
Ilisha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 360 | 1:492,063 | 24,644 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Ilisha (666) may also be a first name.
Ilisha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ilisha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ilisha (Bengali: ইলিশা, Hindi: इलिशा, Marathi: इलीशा, Oriya: ଇଲିଶା) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ilisha? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 758,524th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 19,330,361 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ilisha are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 321,585th most commonly used forename globally It is held by 666 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 360 people, or 1 in 492,063. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Federal Capital Territory, where 25 percent reside, Plateau, where 17 percent reside and Adamawa, where 13 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ilisha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ilisha in the Bengali language | ||
| ইলিশা | ilisa | - |
| Ilisha in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇଲିଶା | ilisa | - |
| Ilisha in the Marathi language | ||
| इलीशा | ilisa | 70 |
| ईलीशा | ilisa | 30 |
| Ilisha in the Hindi language | ||
| इलिशा | ilisa | 38.89 |
| इलीशा | ilisa | 33.33 |
| ईलीशा | ilisa | 22.22 |
| इलियास | iliyasa | 5.56 |
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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 Ilisha
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