Isachar Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Israel

Isachar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Isachar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Isachar (127) may also be a first name.

Isachar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Isachar Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Isachar is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Isachar.

How Common Is The Last Name Isachar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Isachar is the 5,391,485th most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 38 percent of Isachar reside; 38 percent reside in West Africa and 38 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Isachar is also the 825,494th most commonly used given name in the world, borne by 127 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Abia, where 60 percent reside, Kogi, where 20 percent reside and Rivers, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Issachar93574/
Isaschar9313/
Iscachar931/
Isiachar931/
Isachaar931/
Isacar9217/
Yissachar88103/
Issachaar883/
Yisaschar882/
Issaschar881/
Isakhar8639/
Issacar8614/
Isashar868/
Isiochar805/
Isahasar803/
Issashar802/
Iseakhar801/
Ysaschar801/
Isaykhar801/
Isasar77859/
Isajar77246/
Esacar771/
Isacor770/
Uisahasar751/
Isasare71154/
Isasart7114/
Isasard716/
Issasar716/
Isassar714/
Isakhor711/
Aisajar711/
Essacar711/
Essakhar6728/
Eshakhar676/
Eschocar671/
Isaacsor671/

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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 Isachar
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