Ishagha Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Ishagha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Ishagha (57) may also be a first name.
Ishagha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ishagha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ishagha (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﺤﺎﻕ) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ishagha? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Ishagha occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ishagha are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Ishagha is also the 1,308,380th most commonly occurring forename internationally, held by 57 people.
The surname Ishagha is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Adamawa Region, where 33 percent live, Far North Region, where 33 percent live and Northwest Region, where 33 percent live. Not including Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 33 percent live and Nigeria, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ishagha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ishagha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺳﺤﺎﻕ | ashaq | 50 |
| ﺇﺳﺤﺎﻕ | ashaq | 33.33 |
| ﺍﺳﺤﺎﻗﺎ | ashaqa | 11.11 |
| ﺇﺳﺎﻏﺎ | asagha | 5.56 |
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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 Ishagha
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