Ishafaq Surname
Approximately 500 people bear this surname
Ishafaq Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 478 | 1:373,732 | 7,238 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
Ishafaq (516) may also be a first name.
Ishafaq Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ishafaq Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ishafaq (Hindi: इशफ़ाक़) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ishafaq? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 616,129th most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 14,575,092 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Ishafaq live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Ishafaq is also the 372,032nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 516 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 478 people, or 1 in 373,732. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Punjab, where 68 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 20 percent reside and Sindh, where 4 percent reside. Barring Pakistan this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ishafaaq | 93 | 2 | / |
| Ioshafaq | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ishaffaq | 93 | 1 | / |
| Isafaq | 92 | 15 | / |
| Ishafaque | 88 | 12 | / |
| Ishafak | 86 | 69 | / |
| Ishefaq | 86 | 7 | / |
| Isafaaq | 86 | 1 | / |
| Isahfaq | 86 | 1 | / |
| Isajfaq | 86 | 1 | / |
| Isafak | 77 | 266 | / |
| Isefaq | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eshafak | 71 | 4 | / |
| Isafack | 71 | 3 | / |
| Aishafakhe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ushafak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ishefak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ichafagh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eashafak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ishaphak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uisahavak | 63 | 3 | / |
| Esafak | 62 | 7 | / |
| Usafak | 62 | 4 | / |
| Isofak | 62 | 1 | / |
| Isefak | 62 | 1 | / |
| Aishafokhe | 59 | 1 | / |
| Isaphak | 57 | 25 | / |
| Esafack | 57 | 2 | / |
| Ysafack | 57 | 1 | / |
| Etsafack | 53 | 28 | / |
| Itsaphak | 53 | 1 | / |
| Issaphak | 53 | 1 | / |
| Isaphakh | 53 | 1 | / |
| Aisaphakh | 50 | 1 | / |
| Etsaafack | 50 | 1 | / |
Ishafaq Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ishafaq in the Hindi language | ||
| इशफ़ाक़ | isafaqa | - |
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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 Ishafaq
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