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
The last name Isah (Hindi: िसह, Marathi: इसाह) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Isah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Isah is the 638th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,578 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Isah reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,846th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 540,957 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 741,897 people, or 1 in 239. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kano, where 17 percent reside, Niger, where 11 percent reside and Katsina, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 57 countries. It also occurs in India, where 12 percent reside and Indonesia, where 0 percent reside.
Isah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Isah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Isah surname rose 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Isah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Isah last name is principally 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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