Is Surname
Approximately 27,989 people bear this surname
Is Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 9,141 | 1:14,468 | 1,817 |
| Saudi Arabia | 5,247 | 1:5,881 | 817 |
| India | 4,147 | 1:184,969 | 11,271 |
| Russia | 1,937 | 1:74,405 | 9,533 |
| Syria | 1,022 | 1:18,886 | 1,411 |
| Egypt | 915 | 1:100,476 | 8,511 |
| United Arab Emirates | 827 | 1:11,079 | 1,387 |
| Malaysia | 690 | 1:42,745 | 3,454 |
| Bangladesh | 631 | 1:252,546 | 7,887 |
| Nigeria | 483 | 1:366,755 | 19,624 |
| Morocco | 341 | 1:101,103 | 17,469 |
| Kazakhstan | 284 | 1:62,262 | 7,689 |
| Qatar | 218 | 1:10,817 | 1,186 |
| Cambodia | 175 | 1:88,498 | 2,289 |
| United States | 170 | 1:2,132,111 | 135,040 |
| Pakistan | 146 | 1:1,223,588 | 14,537 |
| Hong Kong | 127 | 1:57,760 | 1,031 |
| Spain | 100 | 1:467,520 | 24,100 |
| Kuwait | 96 | 1:39,591 | 4,718 |
| England | 82 | 1:679,489 | 38,951 |
| Netherlands | 77 | 1:219,314 | 29,463 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Belarus | 66 | 1:143,955 | 20,075 |
| Azerbaijan | 65 | 1:148,448 | 4,385 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Taiwan | 54 | 1:434,162 | 3,316 |
| Singapore | 51 | 1:107,994 | 4,447 |
| Uzbekistan | 49 | 1:631,207 | 13,568 |
| Sweden | 44 | 1:223,790 | 15,522 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| Turkmenistan | 37 | 1:148,354 | 3,025 |
| Australia | 33 | 1:818,052 | 51,601 |
| France | 32 | 1:2,075,710 | 171,237 |
| Mexico | 32 | 1:3,878,944 | 25,867 |
| Thailand | 28 | 1:2,522,798 | 271,580 |
| Brazil | 26 | 1:8,233,628 | 183,715 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Tajikistan | 19 | 1:441,405 | 3,172 |
| China | 15 | 1:91,154,771 | 4,767 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Moldova | 14 | 1:254,383 | 22,033 |
| South Korea | 14 | 1:3,660,018 | 674 |
| Armenia | 13 | 1:225,398 | 5,875 |
| Oman | 12 | 1:307,331 | 4,704 |
| Afghanistan | 11 | 1:2,923,017 | 17,932 |
| Yemen | 11 | 1:2,402,299 | 14,089 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 10 | 1:597,265 | 42,601 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Ukraine | 10 | 1:4,552,270 | 216,874 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Myanmar | 9 | 1:5,770,887 | 975 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Vietnam | 8 | 1:11,580,757 | 2,851 |
| Tunisia | 7 | 1:87,232 | 13,677 |
| Ecuador | 6 | 1:2,650,974 | 26,148 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Iran | 5 | 1:15,356,505 | 213,424 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1:3,538,811 | 11,393 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Macau | 3 | 1:200,543 | 803 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 1:1,143,919 | 35,564 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Guyana | 2 | 1:381,110 | 13,532 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Transnistria | 2 | 1:237,350 | 16,204 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
The alternate forms: Iş (4,725), Iš (17) & Ís (1) are calculated separately.
Is (15,183) may also be a first name.
Is Demographics
Is Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Is Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Is Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Is (Russian: Ис) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Iş, Iš or Ís. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Is? popularity and diffusion
The last name Is is the 19,596th most frequent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 260,372 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Is reside; 36 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 35 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 46,015th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 15,183 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 9,141 people, or 1 in 14,468. In Indonesia Is is most common in: Aceh, where 45 percent live, Jambi, where 8 percent live and East Java, where 7 percent live. Excluding Indonesia this surname occurs in 121 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 19 percent live and India, where 15 percent live.
Is Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Is last name is chiefly 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iş | 83 | 4,725 | / |
| Iš | 83 | 17 | / |
| Ís | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ise | 80 | 21,423 | / |
| Ais | 80 | 5,826 | / |
| Ish | 80 | 4,130 | / |
| Gis | 80 | 3,552 | / |
| His | 80 | 2,789 | / |
| Iss | 80 | 2,714 | / |
| Eis | 80 | 2,606 | / |
| Yis | 80 | 791 | / |
| Isp | 80 | 543 | / |
| Ist | 80 | 234 | / |
| Ois | 80 | 219 | / |
| Ios | 80 | 210 | / |
| Ihs | 80 | 149 | / |
| Jis | 80 | 141 | / |
| Isd | 80 | 89 | / |
| Ies | 80 | 86 | / |
| Isc | 80 | 22 | / |
| Uis | 80 | 16 | / |
| Isx | 80 | 16 | / |
| Isz | 80 | 12 | / |
| Isj | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ixs | 80 | 7 | / |
| Izs | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ijs | 80 | 3 | / |
| Isı | 80 | 1 | / |
| I | 67 | 7,588,136 | / |
| Isse | 67 | 40,206 | / |
| Gois | 67 | 33,533 | / |
| Gish | 67 | 5,848 | / |
| Aish | 67 | 3,781 | / |
| Aise | 67 | 3,714 | / |
| Hise | 67 | 3,088 | / |
| Hiss | 67 | 2,340 | / |
| Heis | 67 | 2,225 | / |
| Itse | 67 | 1,948 | / |
| Huis | 67 | 1,864 | / |
| Hais | 67 | 1,819 | / |
| Giss | 67 | 1,658 | / |
| Isch | 67 | 1,626 | / |
| Hish | 67 | 1,528 | / |
| Gais | 67 | 1,397 | / |
| Eise | 67 | 1,238 | / |
| Eish | 67 | 1,181 | / |
| Hois | 67 | 944 | / |
| Oise | 67 | 630 | / |
| Jish | 67 | 502 | / |
| Eiss | 67 | 487 | / |
| Hies | 67 | 315 | / |
| Jies | 67 | 282 | / |
| Yihs | 67 | 205 | / |
| Eijs | 67 | 203 | / |
| Ishe | 67 | 202 | / |
| Aiss | 67 | 146 | / |
| Eist | 67 | 139 | / |
| Gisz | 67 | 118 | / |
| Jise | 67 | 112 | / |
| Aits | 67 | 103 | / |
| Aist | 67 | 96 | / |
| Iess | 67 | 85 | / |
| Uijs | 67 | 79 | / |
| Yise | 67 | 73 | / |
| Eits | 67 | 54 | / |
| Isht | 67 | 45 | / |
| Ihse | 67 | 44 | / |
| Oish | 67 | 43 | / |
| Aais | 67 | 38 | / |
| Aids | 67 | 38 | / |
| Ioss | 67 | 32 | / |
| Ishh | 67 | 21 | / |
| Jiss | 67 | 19 | / |
| Yish | 67 | 17 | / |
| Oist | 67 | 15 | / |
| Uits | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hihs | 67 | 10 | / |
| Aisz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Iosh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Aizs | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hisz | 67 | 9 | / |
| Issh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ijts | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hist | 67 | 8 | / |
| Eisz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Iesh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Issc | 67 | 7 | / |
| Isce | 67 | 6 | / |
| Uist | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yiss | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aisp | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eisd | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jist | 67 | 4 | / |
| Idse | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hisc | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hisp | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oits | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ihhs | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eisø | 67 | 4 | / |
| Istt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jgis | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uish | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eids | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hixs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aisd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yist | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oisz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iesz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eisp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gihs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ihst | 67 | 2 | / |
| Issx | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uisp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Izst | 67 | 2 | / |
| İçse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Isxx | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iszs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Isdt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Isss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ihsd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ihss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ishd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eisc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Itsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isåÿ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijæs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iosz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Øiås | 67 | 1 | / |
| Istd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oids | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oisx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uisz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uizs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yids | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yisc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aixs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aisx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aijs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ixss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Izse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Izsj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Izsx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Izsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jijs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jixs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jizs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gisj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hhis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iejs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Idsd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Idsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Idsp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ieys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ispp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Issz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Irzs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isjh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isjs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iscz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isdd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isdh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isdp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ishp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Itst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Itsj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isxj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iszd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iszx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ioys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijjs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijsj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijsx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijxs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijzs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihsx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihxs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihzs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hisj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hijs | 67 | 1 | / |
Is Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Is in the Russian language | ||
| Ис | is | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Is
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