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Where Does The Last Name Is Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Is (Russian: Ис) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Iş, Iš or Ís. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Is? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 19,596^th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 260,372 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Is live; 36 percent live in Southeast Asia and 35 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 46,015^th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 15,183 people.

The surname Is is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 9,141 people, or 1 in 14,468. In Indonesia Is is most prevalent in: Aceh, where 45 percent are found, Jambi, where 8 percent are found and East Java, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia Is is found in 121 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 19 percent are found and India, where 15 percent are found.

Is Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (91%) in Ukraine.

The amount Is earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.18% more than the national average, earning $52,259 CAD per year.