Ishaka Surname
Approximately 33,296 people bear this surname
Ishaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 30,548 | 1:5,799 | 715 |
| Indonesia | 1,865 | 1:70,911 | 7,640 |
| Niger | 402 | 1:47,741 | 2,417 |
| DR Congo | 205 | 1:360,388 | 31,424 |
| Cameroon | 112 | 1:185,438 | 19,429 |
| Uganda | 32 | 1:1,219,977 | 48,798 |
| France | 31 | 1:2,142,668 | 174,004 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| Tanzania | 22 | 1:2,406,437 | 48,353 |
| Benin | 16 | 1:645,975 | 38,126 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Ishaka (27,364) may also be a first name.
Ishaka Demographics
Ishaka Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Ishaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ishaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ishaka (Bengali: ইশাকা, Hindi: इशाक, Marathi: इशाका, Oriya: ଇସାକ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ishaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 16,673rd most frequently used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 218,872 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Ishaka are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ishaka is also the 29,901st most common forename globally. It is borne by 27,364 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 30,548 people, or 1 in 5,799. In Nigeria Ishaka is most common in: Katsina, where 15 percent live, Zamfara, where 12 percent live and Taraba, where 7 percent live. Not including Nigeria it is found in 26 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 6 percent live and Niger, where 1 percent live.
Ishaka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Ishaka last name is principally Muslim (90%) in Nigeria.
Ishaka earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.54% more than the national average, earning R 345,864 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ishaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ishaka in the Bengali language | ||
| ইশাকা | isaka | - |
| Ishaka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇସାକ | isaka | 42.86 |
| ଇଶାକା | isaka | 42.86 |
| ଇଶାକ | isaka | 14.29 |
| Ishaka in the Hindi language | ||
| इशाक | isaka | 33.33 |
| इशाका | isaka | 33.33 |
| ईशाका | isaka | 16.67 |
| ईशाक | isaka | 8.33 |
| इसहाका | isahaka | 8.33 |
| Ishaka in the Marathi language | ||
| इशाका | isaka | 33.33 |
| इसाहक | isahaka | 11.11 |
| िशका | isaka | 11.11 |
| हाका | haka | 11.11 |
| इशाक | isaka | 11.11 |
| ईशाका | isaka | 11.11 |
| ईशाक | isaka | 11.11 |
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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 Ishaka
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