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) is most common in Nigeria. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ishaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 16,673rd most frequently occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 218,872 people. It occurs mostly 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. It is also the 29,901st most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 27,364 people.
The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 30,548 people, or 1 in 5,799. In Nigeria it is most common in: Katsina, where 15 percent are found, Zamfara, where 12 percent are found and Taraba, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 26 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 6 percent are found and Niger, where 1 percent are found.
Ishaka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname 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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