Ishaga Surname
Approximately 1,636 people bear this surname
Ishaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,589 | 1:13,071 | 1,781 |
| Nigeria | 45 | 1:3,936,506 | 111,794 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Ishaga (1,265) may also be a first name.
Ishaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ishaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ishaga has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ishaga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ishaga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 243,671st most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,454,490 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ishaga reside; 52 percent reside in West Africa and 32 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Ishaga is also the 221,869th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,265 people.
Ishaga is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 1,589 people, or 1 in 13,071. In Cameroon Ishaga is mostly concentrated in: Adamawa Region, where 40 percent are found, North Region, where 24 percent are found and Far North Region, where 19 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found and Chad, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Ishaga
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