Isaah Surname
Approximately 652 people bear this surname
Isaah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 608 | 1:291,353 | 16,360 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Isaah (1,175) may also be a first name.
Isaah Demographics
Isaah Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Isaah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Isaah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Isaah occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Isaah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 503,825th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 11,177,218 people. Isaah occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Isaah live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 231,625th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 1,175 people.
The surname Isaah is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 608 people, or 1 in 291,353. In Nigeria Isaah is mostly found in: Sokoto, where 37 percent live, Niger, where 7 percent live and Bauchi, where 7 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 2 percent live and The Philippines, where 2 percent live.
Isaah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Isaah has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Isaah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Isaah
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