Ishag Surname
Approximately 73,588 people bear this surname
Ishag Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 72,241 | 1:519 | 65 |
| Saudi Arabia | 716 | 1:43,095 | 6,100 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Indonesia | 125 | 1:1,057,994 | 76,813 |
| Maldives | 82 | 1:4,929 | 451 |
| United States | 54 | 1:6,712,202 | 314,667 |
| England | 46 | 1:1,211,262 | 56,182 |
| Nigeria | 44 | 1:4,025,972 | 113,480 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Oman | 3 | 1:1,229,324 | 8,987 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
Ishag (9,789) may also be a first name.
Ishag Demographics
Average Ishag Salary in
United States
$41,845 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ishag Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ishag Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ishag (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺇﺳﺤﺎﻕ, Hindi: इस्हाग) is more commonly found in Sudan than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ishag? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,713th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 99,032 people. The surname Ishag is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ishag reside; 98 percent reside in North Africa and 98 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 62,145th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 9,789 people.
It is most prevalent in Sudan, where it is borne by 72,241 people, or 1 in 519. Excluding Sudan this surname exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent are found and Egypt, where 0 percent are found.
Ishag Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Ishag are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.
The amount Ishag earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 12% more than the national average, earning 387,610 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.02% less than the national average, earning $41,845 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.17% less than the national average, earning $33,202 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ishag Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ishag in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺇﺳﺤﺎﻕ | ashaq | 75 |
| ﺍﺳﺤﺎﻕ | ashaq | 25 |
| Ishag in the Hindi language | ||
| इस्हाग | is'haga | 50 |
| इशाग | isaga | 50 |
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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 Ishag
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