Isaiah Surname
Approximately 51,009 people bear this surname
Isaiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 42,458 | 1:4,172 | 556 |
| Kenya | 3,643 | 1:12,676 | 1,577 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,049 | 1:7,773 | 578 |
| Ghana | 1,039 | 1:26,006 | 3,108 |
| United States | 656 | 1:552,529 | 45,649 |
| Malawi | 601 | 1:28,484 | 4,289 |
| Botswana | 237 | 1:9,228 | 1,674 |
| Vanuatu | 197 | 1:1,336 | 359 |
| Iran | 170 | 1:451,662 | 27,809 |
| South Africa | 153 | 1:354,103 | 32,399 |
| Cameroon | 131 | 1:158,543 | 17,246 |
| India | 113 | 1:6,788,189 | 152,128 |
| Zimbabwe | 101 | 1:152,854 | 19,365 |
| England | 60 | 1:928,634 | 47,428 |
| Liberia | 55 | 1:80,155 | 6,706 |
| Marshall Islands | 47 | 1:1,103 | 266 |
| Tanzania | 44 | 1:1,203,218 | 46,561 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| Israel | 31 | 1:276,053 | 24,632 |
| Uganda | 30 | 1:1,301,309 | 50,636 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Solomon Islands | 15 | 1:38,669 | 7,565 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Ivory Coast | 11 | 1:2,097,385 | 37,425 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Cook Islands | 3 | 1:6,060 | 1,122 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 86 | 1:583,938 | 39,464 |
Isaiah (147,095) may also be a first name.
Isaiah Demographics
Average Isaiah Salary in
United States
$34,631 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Isaiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Isaiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Isaiah (Arabic: اشعيا, Marathi: इिसइ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Isaiah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Isaiah is the 11,004th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 142,868 people. The surname Isaiah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Isaiah are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 7,130th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 147,095 people.
The surname Isaiah is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 42,458 people, or 1 in 4,172. In Nigeria Isaiah is most numerous in: Akwa Ibom, where 16 percent live, Rivers, where 10 percent live and Bayelsa, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 64 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 7 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.
Isaiah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Isaiah has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 763 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Isaiah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Isaiah last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.
The amount Isaiah earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 43.17% more than the national average, earning R 340,236 per year and in United States they earn 19.74% less than the national average, earning $34,631 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Isaiah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Isaiah in the Marathi language | ||
| इिसइ | iisa'i | 50 |
| इसाई | isa'i | 50 |
| Isaiah in the Arabic language | ||
| اشعيا | ashya | - |
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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 Isaiah
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