Ishagh Surname
Approximately 493 people bear this surname
Ishagh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 484 | 1:8,460 | 906 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Ishagh (749) may also be a first name.
Ishagh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ishagh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ishagh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﺤﺎﻕ) occurs most in Mauritania. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ishagh? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ishagh is the 622,538th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 14,782,040 people. The surname Ishagh is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ishagh are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 300,342nd most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 749 people.
The surname is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is borne by 484 people, or 1 in 8,460. In Mauritania Ishagh is most prevalent in: Trarza Region, where 26 percent reside, Hodh Chargui Region, where 20 percent reside and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Mauritania this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ishagh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ishagh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺳﺤﺎﻕ | ashaq | 73.2 |
| ﺇﺳﺤﺎﻕ | ashaq | 25.31 |
| ﺃﺳﺤﺎﻕ | ashaq | 1.24 |
| ﺍﺳﺤﺎﻗﻖ | ashaqq | 0.25 |
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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 Ishagh
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