Isah Surname
Approximately 849,580 people bear this surname
Isah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 741,897 | 1:239 | 22 |
| India | 100,473 | 1:7,635 | 657 |
| Indonesia | 3,813 | 1:34,684 | 4,058 |
| Cameroon | 747 | 1:27,803 | 3,775 |
| Togo | 735 | 1:9,861 | 2,446 |
| Ghana | 623 | 1:43,372 | 4,874 |
| Philippines | 371 | 1:272,879 | 39,888 |
| Malaysia | 313 | 1:94,231 | 6,529 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| England | 101 | 1:551,664 | 33,983 |
| Brunei | 73 | 1:5,736 | 837 |
| Zimbabwe | 44 | 1:350,869 | 33,247 |
| United States | 28 | 1:12,944,962 | 483,512 |
| Taiwan | 23 | 1:1,019,337 | 7,080 |
| Iceland | 22 | 1:17,277 | 1,456 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Isah (540,957) may also be a first name.
Isah Demographics
Average Isah Salary in
United States
$26,985 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Isah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Isah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Isah (Hindi: िसह, Marathi: इसाह) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Isah? popularity and diffusion
Isah is the 638th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,578 people. The surname Isah is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Isah live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Isah is also the 1,846th most common forename at a global level. It is borne by 540,957 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 741,897 people, or 1 in 239. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kano, where 17 percent are found, Niger, where 11 percent are found and Katsina, where 10 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 57 countries. It is also common in India, where 12 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.
Isah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Isah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Isah surname grew 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Isah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (94%) in Nigeria.
Isah earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.46% less than the national average, earning $26,985 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Isah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Isah in the Hindi language | ||
| िसह | isaha | 99.99 |
| ीसह | isaha | 0.01 |
| Isah in the Marathi language | ||
| इसाह | isaha | 66.67 |
| ईसाह | isaha | 16.67 |
| ईसह | isaha | 16.67 |
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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 Isah
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