Ishah Surname
Approximately 248 people bear this surname
Ishah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 77 | 1:383,042 | 20,138 |
| Nigeria | 75 | 1:2,361,903 | 79,171 |
| Israel | 56 | 1:152,815 | 15,997 |
| Pakistan | 20 | 1:8,932,194 | 45,447 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Ishah (2,384) may also be a first name.
Ishah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ishah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ishah (Hindi: इशाह, Marathi: ईशाह, Oriya: ଇସାହତାି) is found in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ishah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ishah is the 1,020,242nd most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 29,385,266 people. The last name Ishah occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Ishah reside; 34 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 33 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ishah is also the 152,068th most widely held given name in the world It is held by 2,384 people.
The last name Ishah is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 383,042. In Malaysia Ishah is primarily found in: Johor, where 27 percent reside, Selangor, where 25 percent reside and Perak, where 12 percent reside. Other than Malaysia Ishah is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 30 percent reside and Israel, where 23 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ishah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ishah in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇସାହତାି | isahatai | 50 |
| ଇଶାହତାି | isahatai | 50 |
| Ishah in the Marathi language | ||
| ईशाह | isaha | 50 |
| इशाह | isaha | 50 |
| Ishah in the Hindi language | ||
| इशाह | isaha | 40 |
| ईशाह | isaha | 30 |
| ईशह | isaha | 10 |
| इस्हाह | is'haha | 10 |
| इसहाह | isahaha | 10 |
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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 Ishah
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