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 is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ishaga? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 243,671st most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,454,490 people. The last name Ishaga occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ishaga are found; 52 percent are found in West Africa and 32 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Ishaga is also the 221,869th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 1,265 people.
The surname Ishaga is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,589 people, or 1 in 13,071. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Adamawa Region, where 40 percent reside, North Region, where 24 percent reside and Far North Region, where 19 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside and Chad, where 0 percent reside.
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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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