Isha Surname
Approximately 24,584 people bear this surname
Isha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12,112 | 1:14,625 | 1,444 |
| India | 4,784 | 1:160,340 | 9,994 |
| Bangladesh | 3,965 | 1:40,191 | 2,350 |
| Israel | 1,261 | 1:6,786 | 1,040 |
| Pakistan | 539 | 1:331,436 | 6,691 |
| Malaysia | 466 | 1:63,292 | 4,711 |
| Iraq | 445 | 1:78,700 | 2,572 |
| Albania | 157 | 1:18,561 | 3,215 |
| DR Congo | 157 | 1:470,571 | 38,110 |
| Afghanistan | 138 | 1:232,994 | 4,086 |
| United States | 78 | 1:4,646,909 | 242,363 |
| Niger | 61 | 1:314,623 | 9,328 |
| Indonesia | 51 | 1:2,593,121 | 151,846 |
| Iran | 41 | 1:1,872,744 | 68,622 |
| Brunei | 37 | 1:11,317 | 1,397 |
| Jordan | 33 | 1:267,953 | 10,595 |
| Philippines | 27 | 1:3,749,564 | 153,425 |
| Guyana | 27 | 1:28,230 | 3,128 |
| Russia | 25 | 1:5,764,922 | 242,644 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Maldives | 11 | 1:36,743 | 2,003 |
| Bolivia | 9 | 1:1,179,604 | 5,290 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Ishá (1) are calculated separately.
Isha (91,466) may also be a first name.
Isha Demographics
Average Isha Salary in
United States
$28,944 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Isha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Isha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Isha (Bengali: ইশা, Hindi: ईशा, Oriya: ଇଶା, Russian: Иша) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Ishá. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Isha? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 22,122nd most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 296,435 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Isha are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 49 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 11,052nd most frequent given name in the world It is held by 91,466 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 12,112 people, or 1 in 14,625. In Nigeria Isha is most prevalent in: Niger, where 20 percent are found, Kano, where 8 percent are found and Kogi, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 65 countries. It is also common in India, where 19 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 16 percent are found.
Isha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Isha has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Isha surname rose 2,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Isha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Syriac Catholic (100%) in Lebanon and Muslim (88%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Isha last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.
The amount Isha earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 30.58% less than the national average, earning 240,239 kr per year and in United States they earn 32.92% less than the national average, earning $28,944 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Isha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Isha in the Hindi language | ||
| ईशा | isa | 83.94 |
| इशा | isa | 10.76 |
| र्इशा | r'isa | 2.26 |
| ईषा | isa | 2.02 |
| इसहा | isaha | 0.03 |
| निशा | nisa | 0.02 |
| र्इषा | r'isa | 0.02 |
| इर्षा | irsa | 0.01 |
| ईशान | isana | 0.01 |
| र्इसा | r'isa | 0.01 |
| इस्हा | is'ha | 0.01 |
| इश्ाा | isaa | 0.01 |
| मिस | misa | 0.01 |
| ईशाा | isaa | 0.01 |
| Isha in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇଶା | isa | 53.57 |
| ଇଷା | isa | 17.86 |
| ଇସା | isa | 8.33 |
| ଇଶ | isa | 8.33 |
| ଈଶା | isa | 4.76 |
| ଈଷା | isa | 3.57 |
| ଇଷ | isa | 2.38 |
| ଇସହା | isaha | 1.19 |
| Isha in the Bengali language | ||
| ইশা | isa | 50 |
| ঈশা | isa | 18.75 |
| ইষা | isa | 18.75 |
| ঈষা | isa | 12.5 |
| Isha in the Russian language | ||
| Иша | isa | - |
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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
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- 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 Isha
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